Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 6:48 PM AKST (03:48 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-02 03:48:50 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.503° N, 159.903° 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. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.6113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.3123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.4108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.3113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.7100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.7122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.8south of Alaska · 2059 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.654 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.5153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.9102 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.0139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.784 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.4194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.597 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.686 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.6104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.075 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.288 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.4102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.2136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.3129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.8129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.742 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.664 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.0124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.8102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 3.182 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 3.3119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 4.875 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.685 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 2056 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.184 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.4101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 3.377 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.271 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.4102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.488 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.783 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.065 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.674 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.2100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.7south of Alaska · 2061 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.053 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.058 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211imt5cf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.