Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 81 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 81 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, May 15, 2021, 2:36 AM AKDT (10:36 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-15 10:36:08 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.627° N, 160.189° 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: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.082 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.691 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.2115 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.1115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.854 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.0106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.835 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.777 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.2155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.6117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.7121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.995 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.897 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.997 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 3.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 3.253 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.666 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.693 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 3.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.295 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.6108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.587 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.692 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 4.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.839 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.6101 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.846 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.698 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.856 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.637 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.993 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.6141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.568 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.8116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.773 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.3south of Alaska · 1958 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.264 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.569 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.869 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.9173 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.1128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.174 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.2108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.8106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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