Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 11:01 AM AKST (20:01 UTC), 21 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-06 20:01:20 UTC
Depth
20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.488° N, 159.786° 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
19

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. 2.9136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.2south of Alaska · 2035 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.681 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.5120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.1131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.9109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.3116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.389 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.4123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.978 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.0122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.066 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.794 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 3.2142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.2101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.4141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.0south of Alaska · 2030 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.1116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.075 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.922 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 3.882 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.182 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.172 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.351 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.290 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 3.2106 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 3.0104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 3.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.086 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.7145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.3107 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.363 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.283 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.883 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.5106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.8158 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.1136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.790 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.1160 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.1144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.886 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.3164 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away

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