Alaska earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 5:13 AM AKST (14:13 UTC), 23 km (14 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
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-01-12 14:13:07 UTC
Depth
22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.351° N, 159.655° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
71

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. 2.4133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.489 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.4117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.8145 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.6146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.5138 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.066 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.092 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.379 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.679 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.9126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.183 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.376 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.585 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.6116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 3.678 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.978 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.184 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.9116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 3.4114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.3121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.8122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.3113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.299 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 3.182 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 2079 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.170 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.495 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.388 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.579 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.3110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.8138 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.3118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.281 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.279 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.5138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.6123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.475 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.480 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.499 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.376 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.477 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.473 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.483 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d7tr (also filed as ak021k2v1qc). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.