Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, May 12, 2021, 5:35 PM AKDT (01:35 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-13 01:35:08 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.443° N, 159.956° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9173 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.869 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.569 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.264 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.3south of Alaska · 1965 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.773 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.681 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.2115 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.1115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.0106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.835 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.777 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.2155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.6117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.7121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.995 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.997 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 3.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 3.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.693 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 3.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 3.295 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.6108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.587 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.692 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 4.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.846 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.698 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.856 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.993 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.6141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.568 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.1128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.174 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.2108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.8106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.4117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.1135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.694 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.981 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.756 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.4103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away

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