Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, May 29, 2021, 9:26 AM AKDT (17:26 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 57 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-29 17:26:39 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.392° N, 159.406° 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: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.2155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.7121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.693 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.6108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.587 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.692 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.846 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.856 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.6141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.568 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.8116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.9127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.5152 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 3.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.875 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.7134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.1116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 4.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.9south of Alaska · 1908 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.7124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.158 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.4111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.3south of Alaska · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.978 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.054 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.758 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.5106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.4132 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.180 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.5106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.1115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.2115 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.681 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.773 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.3south of Alaska · 1962 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.264 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.869 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216upcqih. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.