Alaska earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, May 22, 2021, 9:39 PM AKDT (05:39 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.1 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, May 22, 2021, 9:39 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-05-23 05:39:43 UTC
Depth: 33.7 km (21.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.526° N, 160.175° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.16
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 90

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast93 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 165.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e5g0 (also filed as ak0216kl28s9). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.