Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 7:56 PM AKDT (03:56 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-07 03:56:09 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.455° N, 159.840° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.576 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.699 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.393 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.069 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.694 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.863 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.258 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.888 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.084 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.3120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.3134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.130 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.6126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.3118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.6103 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.730 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.2109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.2south of Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 4.3131 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.5109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.5120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 3.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 3.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.7112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 3.0133 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.6107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.055 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.5107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.4109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.8102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.7123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.8109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.976 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.735 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.9114 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.592 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.784 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.0120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.854 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.971 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.9south of Alaska · 1844 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bhih338. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.