Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 66 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 66 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 5:17 PM AKST (02:17 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 71 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-02 02:17:22 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.763° N, 160.799° 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.036 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.5123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.5107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.3101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.289 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.875 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.886 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.984 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.5106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.992 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.078 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.065 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.8130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.5130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.4122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 3.1130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 3.3127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.2117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.296 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.091 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.1128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.7122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 3.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.5116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.1129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.8south of Alaska · 2091 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.1121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.938 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.967 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.2129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.2120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.8131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.4116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.987 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.086 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.6118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.0139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.4111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.3113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.5101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.7100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.067 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.6107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.076 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213cd911. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.