Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 53 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 53 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 9:56 AM AKST (18:56 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 78 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-27 18:56:28 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.893° N, 160.823° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.278 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.080 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.866 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.789 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.966 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.1119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.055 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.980 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.9109 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.896 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.6south of Alaska · 1720 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.174 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.059 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.9127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.975 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.828 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.8south of Alaska · 1718 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.987 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.855 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.886 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.960 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.652 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.9107 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.653 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.545 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 3.185 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.2117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 3.282 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.772 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.259 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.998 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 3.167 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 3.333 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 137 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.258 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.169 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 3.176 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 3.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.3123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.1147 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.933 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.3122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.833 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.09 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.1102 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.053 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.188 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.76 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.882 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.290 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.166 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.813 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.5115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.886 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.078 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.7south of Alaska · 1737 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.839 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021glc25fl. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.