Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 70 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 2:39 AM AKST (11:39 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-15 11:39:53 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.039° N, 159.513° 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
11

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. 2.495 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.388 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.579 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.291 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.184 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.1south of Alaska · 2079 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.169 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.6129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.3110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.3south of Alaska · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.4107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.276 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.180 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.349 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.5110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.3south of Alaska · 2077 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.487 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.7120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.4103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.8113 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.486 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 3.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 3.384 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 3.585 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 3.684 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.290 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.3103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.796 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.497 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.3122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.5118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 3.372 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.481 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 4.251 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.4120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.569 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 3.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 2080 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.570 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.182 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.299 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.3113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.8122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.3121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ozug45. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.