Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 12:51 PM AKST (21:51 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-27 21:51:36 UTC
Depth
63.6 km (39.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.492° N, 159.983° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.279 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.178 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.157 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.443 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.272 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.179 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.579 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.381 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.837 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 80 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.262 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.883 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.361 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.973 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.058 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.053 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.7south of Alaska · 2063 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.674 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.065 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.488 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.654 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.686 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.075 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.288 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.225 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.742 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.664 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 3.182 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 3.377 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.271 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.393 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.360 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.377 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.260 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.55 km NE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.752 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.070 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.376 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.296 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.861 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 3.446 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 3.181 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.522 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.481 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.156 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.45 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.329 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 2.378 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.378 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.277 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.276 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.284 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.285 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.115 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.395 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.682 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.180 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.843 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.714 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.381 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.174 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.389 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.053 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.371 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.526 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away

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