Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 79 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 6:26 PM AKST (03:26 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-28 03:26:18 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.006° N, 159.387° 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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.0113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.181 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.858 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.4105 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.6140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.291 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.470 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.3103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.258 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.377 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.459 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.4116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.1101 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.879 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 4.493 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 3.4119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.8102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.0123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 3.3164 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 3.7114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.5102 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 3.886 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 3.1144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 3.1160 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.790 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 3.1136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.8158 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.883 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 3.4113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.283 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.363 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 3.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.9136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.2south of Alaska · 2030 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 3.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.267 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.377 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.9south of Alaska · 2037 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.2103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.271 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.2115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.963 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.1123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.3108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.3113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.9129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.2135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212pmne03. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.