Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 75 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 75 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 3:28 AM AKDT (11:28 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 75 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-23 11:28:03 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.747° N, 159.918° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.861 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.276 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.674 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.563 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.871 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.569 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.683 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.668 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.875 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.653 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.388 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.749 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.061 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.965 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.087 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.998 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.655 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.2south of Alaska · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.952 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.683 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 4.1125 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.767 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.759 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.964 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2260 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.7100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.556 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.658 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.967 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.970 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.497 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.877 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.251 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.760 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.498 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.952 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.893 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.856 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.858 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.861 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.293 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.275 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.653 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.7102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.955 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2259 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.767 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.566 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.751 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.5107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.6110 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.757 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.870 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 4.057 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.659 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2259 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 5.057 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away · tsunami flag
  2. 2.161 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.760 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.878 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.883 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.386 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.853 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.161 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.555 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.755 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.382 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.565 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.573 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.783 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.981 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.560 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.958 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.9102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.566 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209f7vx81. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC.