Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 27 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 6:04 AM AKDT (14:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 80 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-06 14:04:33 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.099° N, 160.387° 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
19

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. 1.880 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.672 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.970 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.614 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.880 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.795 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.9south of Alaska · 1852 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.617 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.516 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.874 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.846 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.755 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.716 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.069 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.762 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.551 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.899 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.171 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.753 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.492 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.8117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.769 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.995 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.7112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.814 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a0rinl8. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.