Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 87 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 87 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 1:46 AM AKST (10:46 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 81 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Sand Point forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-25 10:46:25 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.633° N, 161.112° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.396 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.7160 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.181 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.677 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.490 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.014 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.612 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.376 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.219 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.277 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.877 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 62 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.757 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.953 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.6100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.465 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.887 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.529 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 3.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.189 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 3.689 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.488 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.435 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 3.093 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 3.431 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.7122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 3.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.9132 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.389 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 3.470 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.578 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.623 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.958 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.657 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.977 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.58 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.568 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.567 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.25 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.446 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.890 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.692 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.252 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.9140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.278 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.288 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.056 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.245 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.955 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.7133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 5.2132 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.379 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.196 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.311 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.382 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3615 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016f5xkrx5 (also filed as ak14418168). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.