Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 41 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 4:36 PM AKDT (00:36 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 00:36:06 UTC
Depth
70.6 km (43.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.187° N, 161.094° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.093 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.796 km S of Sand Point, AK · 2004 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.779 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.080 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.782 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.767 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.735 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.552 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.8101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.988 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.882 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.0105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.792 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.737 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.993 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.965 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.167 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.080 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.874 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.5101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.837 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.271 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.915 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.9105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.270 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.928 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.657 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.044 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.774 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.062 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.546 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.077 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.886 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.144 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.161 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.626 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.290 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.258 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 3.446 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.287 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.279 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.867 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.360 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.853 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 168 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 3.3119 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 3.6114 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.756 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.184 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.783 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.045 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 103 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.061 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.974 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.072 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.172 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.885 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.059 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.781 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.972 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.942 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.235 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.893 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.843 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.731 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.839 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021485nja7. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.