Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 2:39 AM AKST (11:39 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-06 11:39:14 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.561° N, 159.668° 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.372 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.797 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.8122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.9149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.0137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.393 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.0124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.0128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.884 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.782 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.157 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.483 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.777 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.248 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.493 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.7125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.7119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.286 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.9115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.0150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 3.0127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.0130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.7125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.1100 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.964 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 3.0141 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.7137 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 3.1144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.8144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.8143 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 3.083 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.778 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.884 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.278 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.388 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 3.586 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 3.7136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 3.4130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.4107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.9116 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.491 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.389 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.2124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.6118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.9133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.3146 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.175 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.3121 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.6south of Alaska · 2090 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a408ms. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.