Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 70 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Sep 14, 2017, 3:30 AM AKDT (11:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 28 km E of Sand Point, 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
2017-09-14 11:30:02 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.848° N, 159.793° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.044 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.764 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.4101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.1110 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.828 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.460 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.084 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.767 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.055 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.630 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.489 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.757 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.142 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.754 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.282 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.488 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.572 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.754 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.253 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.125 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.728 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.031 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.238 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.885 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.957 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.198 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.7104 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.265 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.080 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.384 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.295 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.171 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.761 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.923 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.372 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.254 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.585 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.041 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.199 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017bt7ue9c (also filed as ak16825120). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.