Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 2:39 PM AKST (23:39 UTC), 16 km (10 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-11 23:39:51 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.473° N, 159.887° 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
21

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. 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.6123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.5138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.279 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.281 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.3118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.8138 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.3110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.190 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.4133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.489 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.4117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.8145 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.6146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.066 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.092 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.9126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.183 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.376 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.585 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.6116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.678 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.978 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.184 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.896 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.9116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.8102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.680 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 3.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.3121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.883 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 3.774 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.678 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.8122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 3.3113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.480 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.499 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.376 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.477 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.473 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.483 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.3117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.481 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.7130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.497 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.0115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.5122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.476 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.781 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.8141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away

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