Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 187 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 187 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 8:24 PM AKST (05:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 203 km S 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
2020-11-18 05:24:48 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.672° N, 160.084° 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
18

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.5127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.5203 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.3151 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.0137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.9south of Alaska · 2147 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.7127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.6182 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.0100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.9251 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.9122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 3.2230 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.6149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.0144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.7114 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 3.0135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.1144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.5south of Alaska · 2145 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.0129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.8118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.3127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.4107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.9122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 3.0150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.3120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.7123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.7122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 3.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 3.3142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 3.6136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.1133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.7143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 3.1144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.8135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 4.5200 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.2256 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.9121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.8116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.8149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.5135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.2125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.2119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.9138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2148 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.4120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020eu9pijn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.