Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 71 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 71 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 9:48 AM AKDT (17:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-24 17:48:15 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.109° N, 159.449° 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
22

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.274 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.564 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.893 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.9south of Alaska · 1856 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.196 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.690 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.665 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.574 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.9south of Alaska · 1856 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.275 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.0111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.987 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.960 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.672 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.970 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.614 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 3.5123 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.274 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.6130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.9south of Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.1127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.617 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.516 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.874 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.755 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1852 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.716 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.069 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.762 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.551 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 3.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.171 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.9105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.773 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.073 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.068 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.867 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.0112 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.280 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.1124 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.046 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 99 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.118 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away

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