Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 24 miles S of Sand Point, Alaska, on Sunday, 1 Nov 2020 6:56 pm (GMT -9) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.6 quake Gulf of Alaska, 60 mi southeast of Sand Point, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, 19 Oct 2020 11:54 am (GMT -9), which had occurred 13 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 41 km depth
2 Nov 04:14 UTC: First to report: USGS after 18 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 1 Nov 2020 6:56 pm (GMT -9)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 41.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 55.0018°N / 160.3894°W
(Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Dana (88 km / 55 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) S of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) SSE of Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) E of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) SW of Perryville (pop: 113) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) E of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (107 mi) SW of Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> See nearby quakes!
360 km (224 mi) ENE of Akutan (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
417 km (259 mi) ENE of Unalaska (pop: 4,490) --> See nearby quakes!
6176 km (3838 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
6176 km (3838 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) SSW of Shumagin s Island --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) WNW of Chernabura Island --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
1°C (34 F), humidity: 47%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Few Clouds
1°C (34 F), humidity: 47%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NNWEstimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 41 km | 37 Km S of Sand Point, Alaska, USA | USGS |
| M 4.9 | 40 km | ALASKA PENINSULA, USA | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 53 km | Alaska Peninsula, USA | GeoAu |
| M 4.8 | 43 km | South of Alaska, USA | GFZ |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
127.7 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
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Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 24 miles S of Sand Point, Alaska, on Sunday, 1 Nov 2020 6:56 pm (GMT -9)
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