Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Aug 1, 2023, 12:23 AM AKDT (08:23 UTC), 11 km (7 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-08-01 08:23:16 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.543° 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.

Stations used
37

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.091 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.563 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.2131 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.8117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.6100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.9103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.667 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.8113 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1155 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 5.685 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  17. 1.889 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.990 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 3.684 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.9126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.768 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.1140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.996 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.9125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.2105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.0109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.1142 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.794 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 3.690 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.9109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.683 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 3.087 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.891 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.8112 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.956 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.082 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.6116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.656 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.780 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.094 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.787 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.6107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.830 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.870 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.679 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1146 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.3111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.683 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.0117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.884 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.5105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.866 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.896 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.697 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.1113 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.2south of Alaska · 1158 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.1100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1158 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.597 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.0103 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.0south of Alaska · 1160 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.7151 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0239sedcs9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.