Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 2:48 PM AKDT (22:48 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 2:48 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-16 22:48:52 UTC
Depth: 13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.212° N, 160.185° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 273°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 18

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast127 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 164.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fuem (also filed as ak021bwpktqn). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.