Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 11:56 PM AKDT (07:56 UTC), 79 km (49 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 07:56:35 UTC
Depth
78.9 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.451° N, 160.601° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.057 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.617 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.516 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.874 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.980 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.846 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.716 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.069 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.762 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.551 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.176 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.171 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.656 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.753 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.769 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.769 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.814 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 76 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.753 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.972 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.072 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.017 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 89 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.645 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.9south of Alaska · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.971 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 3.784 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.069 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.929 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.622 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.845 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.863 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.258 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.084 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.130 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 3.142 km NE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 180 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.730 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.728 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.95 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 172 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.820 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1827 days ago · 159 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.976 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.735 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.372 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.675 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.970 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.214 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 207 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.672 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.136 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 151 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.275 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.574 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.542 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 93 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.274 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.871 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.773 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.073 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.872 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.068 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.046 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.857 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021azdy242. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.