Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 94 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 94 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 6:08 PM AKST (03:08 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 75 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-27 03:08:33 UTC
Depth
20.8 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.569° N, 159.857° 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
17

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. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.843 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.5120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.1south of Alaska · 2066 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.180 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.682 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.395 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.285 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.284 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.276 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.180 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.277 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.8132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.378 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.378 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.279 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 3.178 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.157 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.6147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.090 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 4.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.272 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.7138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 3.0133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.179 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.579 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.685 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.381 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.262 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.6113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.883 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.082 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.3122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.361 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 3.3116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.0120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.7101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.973 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.714 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.7133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.9119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.381 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.9123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.174 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.389 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.053 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.371 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02118pcgh8. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.