Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 11:32 PM AKST (08:32 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 83 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-01-29 08:32:37 UTC
Depth
44.5 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.499° N, 159.536° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used
26

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0191c3jgxo. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.