Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 119 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 119 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 10:09 AM AKDT (18:09 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 85 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-07-28 18:09:52 UTC
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.297° N, 160.939° 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.

Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1159 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.954 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.591 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.9110 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.7151 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.7151 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.0south of Alaska · 1158 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.581 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.597 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.1100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.2south of Alaska · 1157 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.1113 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.697 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.896 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.5105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.683 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.884 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.889 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 3.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.568 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.0117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.683 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.091 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.563 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.2131 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.8117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.6100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.9103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.882 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 3.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.8113 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 5.685 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  46. 1.889 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.990 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.670 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 3.684 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.878 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.9126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 3.768 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.1140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.996 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.045 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1159 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.4101 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.899 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.0112 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.191 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.1150 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.2109 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.6123 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.6106 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.7113 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.963 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.387 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.596 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.778 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.693 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0239ly3dig. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.