Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 35 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 10:10 PM AKDT (06:10 UTC), 26 km (16 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-07 06:10:40 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.024° N, 160.614° 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
19

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.552 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.7100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.8101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.988 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.882 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.987 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.0105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.3126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.9122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.3108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.191 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.792 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.7101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.792 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.737 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.993 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.965 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.985 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.167 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.080 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.386 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.284 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.874 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.188 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.5101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 4.4122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.178 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.5109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.3103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.197 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.1121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.070 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.4121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.1114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.1107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.070 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.767 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away

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