Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 72 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 72 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 6:11 PM AKDT (02:11 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 02:11:40 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.012° N, 159.515° 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.1112 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.072 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.7111 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.8124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.2108 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.645 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.9south of Alaska · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.971 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.167 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.0120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 3.784 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.592 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.699 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 3.393 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.759 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.0109 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.973 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.069 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.757 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.929 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.694 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.622 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.2118 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.845 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 3.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.7101 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.038 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.863 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 3.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.359 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021azap98q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.