Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 71 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 71 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 2:24 PM AKDT (22:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 south of Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 2:24 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-04-15 22:24:38 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.702° N, 160.643° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 176°
Stations used: 54

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast71 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 157.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e1yc (also filed as ak0214u0o7d6). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.