Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 28 km N of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 28 km N of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 1:59 AM AKDT (09:59 UTC), 81 km (50 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-16 09:59:11 UTC
Depth
81.1 km (50.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.593° N, 160.485° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.657 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.044 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.062 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.546 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.161 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.258 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.446 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.075 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.853 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 168 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.172 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.070 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.756 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.981 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.072 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.049 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.639 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.869 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.116 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.264 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.773 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.835 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.270 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.915 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.271 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.837 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.883 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.773 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.777 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.717 km WNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 204 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.070 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.178 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.965 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.737 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.552 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.735 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.122 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.070 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.982 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.141 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214vgocxj. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.