Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 12:00 AM AKDT (08:00 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-02 08:00:09 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.443° N, 161.024° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, AK · 1861 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.2140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.730 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.8130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.695 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.6113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.086 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.813 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.868 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.998 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.088 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.955 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.1141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.9105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.891 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.554 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.9south of Alaska · 1855 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.690 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.9south of Alaska · 1854 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.880 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.880 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.795 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.9south of Alaska · 1852 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.617 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.516 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.846 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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