Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 74 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 74 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 6:23 PM AKDT (02:23 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-17 02:23:33 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.690° N, 160.208° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.9125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.8118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.5south of Alaska · 1990 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.1136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.0133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.062 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.294 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.9133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.6125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.489 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.5132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.7100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.546 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.6146 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.077 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.886 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.884 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.290 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 4.0155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.7115 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.258 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 3.446 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.287 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.075 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 3.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.360 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 3.090 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.044 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.657 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.4116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.270 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.9105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.915 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.271 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.1119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.286 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.9127 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.837 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.883 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.1127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away

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