Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 57 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 1:50 PM AKDT (21:50 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.0 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 1:50 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-06-30 21:50:07 UTC
Depth: 43.5 km (27.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.847° N, 160.218° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.16
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 88°
Stations used: 52

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast57 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ehv0 (also filed as ak0218bp2ngb). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.