Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 41 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 41 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 6:53 PM AKST (03:53 UTC), 95 km (59 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
2021-03-08 03:53:23 UTC
Depth
94.8 km (58.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.670° N, 160.777° 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
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.531 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 210 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.036 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 90 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2027 days ago · 116 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.922 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.351 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.833 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.063 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 154 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.632 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.946 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.856 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.765 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.839 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.827 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.515 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 194 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.843 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.235 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.045 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.141 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.122 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.735 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.552 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.737 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.717 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 204 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.837 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.915 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.270 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.928 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 81 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.657 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.044 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.062 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.546 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.161 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 92 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.626 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.258 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 3.446 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.853 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 168 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.756 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 3.049 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 119 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.639 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.136 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.955 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.459 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.258 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.48 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.858 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.034 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.29 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.136 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.944 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.159 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.621 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 91 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.556 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.462 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.966 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.826 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.331 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 158 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.329 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.45 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away

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