Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 100 km S of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 100 km S of Perryville, Alaska on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 7:45 PM AKST (04:45 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 93 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
2021-01-09 04:45:37 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.017° N, 158.921° 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
16

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. 1.964 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.4129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.083 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.778 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.884 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.278 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.388 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.586 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.6125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.481 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.532 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.486 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.415 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.781 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.476 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.5122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.497 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 3.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.7130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.481 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.3117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.699 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.483 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.473 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.477 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.376 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 4.2109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.499 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.480 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.6123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 3.279 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.281 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.3118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.3110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 4.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.489 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 4.4117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.5138 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.066 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.092 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.7125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.9115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.286 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.7125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.493 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.248 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.777 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.483 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.157 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away

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