Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 28 km W of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 28 km W of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jun 1, 2016, 2:59 PM AKDT (22:59 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-01 22:59:38 UTC
Depth
79.2 km (49.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.363° N, 160.938° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.925 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.265 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.297 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.940 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 222 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.060 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.586 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.171 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.240 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.363 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.837 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 99 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.863 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.356 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.356 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.631 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away · tsunami flag
  16. 1.525 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.540 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3745 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.357 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.829 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.961 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.262 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.729 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.438 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.069 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.660 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.283 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.934 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.934 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.118 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.875 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.945 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.669 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.864 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.456 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.941 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 90 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.847 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.267 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.736 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.2Alaska Peninsula · 3785 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.225 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.152 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.066 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.348 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.474 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01671eod3l (also filed as ak13637730). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.