Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 89 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 89 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 2:17 AM AKDT (10:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-11 10:17:14 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.614° N, 161.129° 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: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.9109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.9120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.6108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.844 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.9103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.161 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.153 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.734 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.792 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.273 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.3south of Alaska · 1803 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.018 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.8south of Alaska · 1800 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 3.069 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.889 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.565 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 3.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.489 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.590 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 3.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.9121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.5102 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.1118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.084 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.962 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.086 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 3.389 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.398 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.787 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.515 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 3.790 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.291 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.654 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.883 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.1110 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 3.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.062 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.259 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.959 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.4121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.759 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.978 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.194 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.968 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.2124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.786 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.284 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.044 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.7107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.2south of Alaska · 1817 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away

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