Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, May 12, 2021, 9:53 AM AKDT (17:53 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 64 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-05-12 17:53:34 UTC
Depth
26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.540° N, 159.670° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.9173 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.869 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.264 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.3south of Alaska · 1958 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.773 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.6131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.681 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.2115 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 4.1115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 4.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.5106 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.0106 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.835 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 3.2155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.6117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.7121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.995 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.997 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 3.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.253 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 3.072 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.693 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 3.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.6108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.587 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.9118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.692 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 4.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.846 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.856 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.6141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.568 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.1128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.174 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.072 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.1135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.862 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.694 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.981 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.4103 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.9138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.0south of Alaska · 1975 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away

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