Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 55 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Sep 19, 2021, 7:40 PM AKDT (03:40 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 109 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
2021-09-20 03:40:36 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.845° N, 160.345° 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.728 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.8102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.989 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.7123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.8109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.976 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.735 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.994 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.372 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.286 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 3.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.675 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.644 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.876 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.665 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.776 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.1125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 3.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.891 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.948 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.321 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 3.3122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.5110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.2south of Alaska · 1818 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.469 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 3.1135 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.7107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.284 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.786 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.2124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.968 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.065 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.194 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.978 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.759 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.4121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.959 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021c30d84q. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC.