Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 75 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 75 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 9:29 AM AKST (18:29 UTC), 26 km (16 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
2021-03-12 18:29:58 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.655° N, 160.485° 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.922 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.882 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.182 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.172 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.0107 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.1100 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.7102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.6104 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.872 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.351 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.290 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.2106 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.2132 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.562 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 3.0104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.690 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.086 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.7145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.3107 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 3.165 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 3.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.191 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.989 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.7100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.967 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.092 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.3140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.9101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.1115 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.5106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.2114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.883 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 3.494 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.792 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.8102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.8141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.695 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.888 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.1116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.0south of Alaska · 2032 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.755 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.879 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.4141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.2101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.2142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.794 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.066 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.0122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.978 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.4123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02139q1w4z. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.