Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 53 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 53 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Nov 19, 2017, 1:23 AM AKST (10:23 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 41 km SSE 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
2017-11-19 10:23:22 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.976° N, 159.942° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9102 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.144 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.480 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.194 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.812 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.768 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.341 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.199 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.199 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.6103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.863 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.8129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.6132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.2132 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.7148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.276 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.579 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.741 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.542 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.429 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.676 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.744 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.984 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.545 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.495 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.993 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.957 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.834 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.499 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.245 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 3.586 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.851 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.057 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.146 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.291 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.057 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.584 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.752 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.183 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.031 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.728 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.125 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.232 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.253 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.754 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.741 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.572 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.488 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.163 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.282 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017eucoesj (also filed as ak17382981). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC.