Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 12:26 AM AKST (09:26 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 89 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
2020-11-27 09:26:37 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.630° N, 159.911° 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.188 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.7118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.8131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.580 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.378 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.4123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.1100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.894 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.969 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.4102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.4102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 3.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.7112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 3.1123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.3140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.929 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.8109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 3.0136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.737 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 3.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.671 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 3.0132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.160 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.6146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.7131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 3.7142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.8142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.195 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.3120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.974 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.5123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.8132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.057 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 3.6186 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2135 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.3127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.191 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.568 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.3128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.2153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.958 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.983 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.391 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.889 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020f97xrth. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.