Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 55 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 8:04 AM AKST (17:04 UTC), 20 km (13 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-02 17:04:47 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.841° N, 160.357° 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
20

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. 2.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.879 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.493 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.4119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.988 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.385 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.196 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.894 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.481 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.8102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.071 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.065 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.0123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.955 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.3141 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.879 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.886 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.1144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.790 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.1136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.5106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.883 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.283 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.363 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 3.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.9136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.2south of Alaska · 2035 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.672 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.993 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 3.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.079 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.681 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.341 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 3.5120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 3.1131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.9109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.3116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.4116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.459 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.377 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.258 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.3103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.470 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.291 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.6140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.858 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.296 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.3113 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.181 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.0113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.5121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.1107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away

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