Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 68 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 8:26 PM AKST (05:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 54 km E of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-21 05:26:19 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.065° N, 159.537° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.654 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 984 days ago · 54 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.470 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 983 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.226 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 982 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.262 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 981 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.866 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 980 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.763 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 980 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.2108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 979 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 979 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.330 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 979 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 976 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.2117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 976 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.134 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 975 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 975 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 974 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.822 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 974 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 974 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 974 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.7126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 971 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.160 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 971 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.4100 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 971 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.362 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 971 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.532 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 970 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.120 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 970 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.040 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 970 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 970 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.221 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 970 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.373 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 969 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 968 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.7112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 967 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.589 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 967 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.889 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 967 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 966 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 966 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.256 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.213 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 965 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 3.248 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 965 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.538 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 964 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.5124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 964 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.488 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 964 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.180 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 963 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.276 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 963 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.858 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 962 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.184 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 962 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 962 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.141 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 962 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 962 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 962 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.076 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 962 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.737 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 962 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.230 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 961 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 3.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 960 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.934 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 958 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.369 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 957 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.566 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 956 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.167 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 956 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.019 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 956 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.462 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 956 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.844 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 955 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 955 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.964 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 984 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 984 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 984 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.110 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 984 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 986 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.254 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 988 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.057 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 988 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 989 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 989 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.03 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 990 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.957 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 995 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 996 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.6112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 996 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 996 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.359 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.772 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.158 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away

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