Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 96 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 96 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 7:02 PM AKST (04:02 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 75 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-03 04:02:41 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.547° N, 159.879° 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
21

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

After

  1. 3.1130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.3127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.2117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.296 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.2147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.1128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.7122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.5116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.1129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.8south of Alaska · 2093 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.1121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.967 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.2129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.2120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.8131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.3121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.6115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.996 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.065 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.6134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.7139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.081 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.678 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.780 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.187 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.2114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.3south of Alaska · 2092 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.073 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.6south of Alaska · 2091 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.3121 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.175 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.3146 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.9133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.6118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.4122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.5130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.8130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.065 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.078 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.992 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.5106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.886 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.875 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.289 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.279 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021510ald. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.