Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 5:05 AM AKDT (13:05 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-20 13:05:36 UTC
Depth
28.5 km (17.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.646° N, 159.692° 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
21

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. 2.6115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.290 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.689 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.186 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.9163 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.856 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.062 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.8south of Alaska · 2016 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.663 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.5123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.765 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.960 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.2133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 3.0109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.4108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.3110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.839 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.3101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 3.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.9134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.489 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 32 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.374 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.9152 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 3.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 3.5104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.972 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.1118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.2134 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 3.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.781 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.5south of Alaska · 2010 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.299 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.1south of Alaska · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.946 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.7119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.632 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.8125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.9120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.673 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.9142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away

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