Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km E of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Sep 27, 2021, 3:56 PM AKDT (23:56 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 60 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-27 23:56:43 UTC
Depth
66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.336° N, 160.154° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.460 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.2south of Alaska · 1818 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.469 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.065 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.122 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.194 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.759 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.259 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.062 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.472 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.875 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.3south of Alaska · 1803 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.018 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.682 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.8south of Alaska · 1800 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.960 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 3.069 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.889 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.865 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.590 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.962 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.126 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.678 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.291 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.175 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.058 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.420 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 119 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 5.195 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 3.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 3.198 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.380 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.276 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 3.1south of Alaska · 1788 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.755 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.841 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 107 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.876 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.051 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.948 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.776 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.665 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.876 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.644 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.675 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.372 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.994 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.735 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.976 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.8109 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1827 days ago · 159 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.8102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cex4ron. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.