Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 6:04 PM AKST (03:04 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-09 03:04:56 UTC
Depth
26.4 km (16.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.285° N, 160.174° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0141 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.7137 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.1144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.8144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.8143 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.8138 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.8145 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.6146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.5268 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.6200 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.9231 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.0220 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.9181 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.6147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.0230 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.5153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.0139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.4194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.6246 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.5216 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.3138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 3.0148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.7146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 3.0226 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.7154 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.8153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.3139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.0150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.9149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.3146 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.2147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.8147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.4216 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.6233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.4147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.9154 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.2139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.1145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.6248 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.4141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.8160 km SSE of Sand Point, AK · 2100 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.3142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.2134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.1137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.2140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.2151 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.1163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021exneg9. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.