Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 11:26 AM AKST (20:26 UTC), 23 km (15 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-02 20:26:47 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.383° N, 159.719° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.078 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.065 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.8130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.5130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.4122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.1130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.3127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.2117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.296 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.2147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.1128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.2122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.7122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 3.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.5116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.1129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.8south of Alaska · 2091 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.1121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.967 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.2129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.2120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.8131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.3121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.6115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 3.996 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.065 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.6134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.7139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.081 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.187 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.2114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.3south of Alaska · 2089 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.073 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.6south of Alaska · 2089 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.992 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.5106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.1120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.279 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.3101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.5107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.5123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.066 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.4116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d76x (also filed as ak0213n55xb). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.