Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 48 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 48 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 8:44 PM AKST (05:44 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 75 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-08 05:44:10 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.068° N, 159.905° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.493 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.7125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.7119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.286 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.9115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.0127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.0130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.080 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.7125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.1100 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.964 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.083 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.778 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.880 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.884 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.278 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.388 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 3.586 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 3.7136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.4130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.6125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.481 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.1124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.532 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.486 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 3.2131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.7122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.781 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.476 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.5122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.497 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 3.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.7130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.481 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.3117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.699 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.483 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.473 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.058 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.477 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.376 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.499 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.480 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.777 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.483 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.157 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.782 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.884 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.0128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.0124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.393 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.0137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.8122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.797 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dbje9m. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.