Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-05 00:00:55 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.253° N, 159.786° 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
13

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. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.073 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.1141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.773 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.9105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.871 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.274 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.9south of Alaska · 1855 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.690 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.574 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.9south of Alaska · 1855 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.275 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.672 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.970 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 3.4173 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.6130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.9south of Alaska · 1852 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.1127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.874 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.069 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.551 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.899 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.0138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.171 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219yvmff7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.