Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 81 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 81 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 11:51 PM AKST (08:51 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-05 08:51:16 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.063° N, 159.307° 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.8129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.742 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.664 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.0124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.8102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.182 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.3119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.4101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.377 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.271 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.393 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.360 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.377 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.260 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.55 km NE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.752 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.070 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.868 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.376 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.296 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.9121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.861 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 3.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 3.446 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.6138 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.6136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.181 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.8109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.9139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.522 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.481 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.225 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.4102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.288 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.075 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.6104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.686 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.597 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.9102 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211noexeb. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.