Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 67 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 67 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 3:04 AM AKDT (11:04 UTC), 37 km (23 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
2021-03-28 11:04:53 UTC
Depth
36.7 km (22.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.116° N, 159.505° 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
22

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. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.377 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.4108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.059 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.172 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.599 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.072 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.8south of Alaska · 2003 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.478 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.061 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.6121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.6118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.2103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.982 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 4.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.291 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 3.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.080 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.070 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.1107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.1114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.8108 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.4121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.122 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 3.3130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.735 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.552 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.7100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.591 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.3113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.5south of Alaska · 2006 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.2134 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.1118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.972 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.5104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.827 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away

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