Alaska earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 214 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 214 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 2:41 AM AKDT (10:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2021-06-14 10:41:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.472° N, 159.636° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Strongest shaking
I, not felt shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
I, not felt shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-3.9 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
162

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.1234 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.8127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.8237 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.0125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.5236 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.6141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.5152 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.7134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.7124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.7139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.1219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.7133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.0139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.8123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.1131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.7227 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.2127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.3126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.2121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.0123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.3220 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.1118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.1126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.3215 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.3117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.3129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.8south of Alaska · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 3.6193 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.3218 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.2155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ecxe (also filed as ak0217l1vi1u). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.