Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 4:49 PM AKDT (00:49 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-01 00:49:41 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.359° N, 159.841° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.972 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.7south of Alaska · 1847 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.1107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.6122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.2112 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.1112 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.072 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.7111 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.793 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.8124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.5101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.9south of Alaska · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.971 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.0120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 3.784 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.592 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.699 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 3.393 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.069 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.694 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 3.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.863 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

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