Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 97 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 97 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 1:47 AM AKDT (09:47 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 79 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-12 09:47:51 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.556° N, 159.810° 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
16

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. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.4173 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.6130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.9south of Alaska · 1852 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.1127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.617 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.516 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.874 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.716 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.069 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.762 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.551 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.899 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.0138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 3.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.171 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.753 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.492 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.8117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.6150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.769 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.995 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.7112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.9108 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.489 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.1129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.972 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.7south of Alaska · 1847 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.1107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aam0tp0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.