Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 37 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Apr 9, 2021, 9:37 AM AKDT (17:37 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 62 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-09 17:37:11 UTC
Depth
86.3 km (53.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.498° N, 161.010° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.080 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.717 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 204 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.837 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.271 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.915 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.270 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.928 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.657 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.044 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.062 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.546 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.077 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.161 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 92 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.626 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.258 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.446 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.360 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.853 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 168 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.756 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.049 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 119 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.639 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.174 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.569 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.116 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.854 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.835 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.777 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.552 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.735 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.122 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.779 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.141 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.045 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.061 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.974 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.885 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.059 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.781 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.942 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.235 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.843 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.515 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 194 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.827 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.731 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.839 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

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