Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 46 km N of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 46 km N of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 6:42 AM AKDT (14:42 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 36 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-22 14:42:48 UTC
Depth
99.2 km (61.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.750° N, 160.562° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.068 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.871 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.542 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.136 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 151 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.214 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 207 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.614 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.057 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.617 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.516 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.846 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.716 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.069 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.762 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.551 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.753 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.814 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.753 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.645 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.929 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.622 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.845 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.130 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 3.142 km NE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 180 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.730 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.728 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.95 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 172 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.820 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1827 days ago · 159 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.735 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.644 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.948 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.321 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.065 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.122 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.259 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.875 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.018 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.857 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.618 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 160 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.730 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.915 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 203 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.665 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.052 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.649 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.945 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.61 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.838 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 136 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.960 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.260 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.159 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.727 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.330 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.760 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 150 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.850 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.930 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.934 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1879 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ar8cduu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.