Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 60 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 60 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Apr 21, 2024, 3:30 AM AKDT (11:30 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-21 11:30:37 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.164° N, 159.601° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.540 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 893 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.563 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 893 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.8136 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 893 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.4138 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 893 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.556 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 893 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.9122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 893 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.655 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 893 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.548 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 893 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.440 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 891 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.5122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 891 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.039 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 890 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 890 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 890 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 890 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 890 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 890 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 890 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.831 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 889 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.720 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 889 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.043 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 889 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.6117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 889 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.536 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 888 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 888 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.6112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 888 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.368 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 887 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.040 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 887 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.836 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 886 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 886 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 886 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.873 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 885 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.839 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 885 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.855 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 885 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 884 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.938 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 884 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.045 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 883 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.957 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 883 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.510 km NNW of Perryville, Alaska · 883 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 882 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.0118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 882 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.634 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 882 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.635 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 882 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.2120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 881 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.09 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 881 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.960 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 880 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.936 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 878 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 878 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.970 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 878 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.3123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 878 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 877 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.075 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 877 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.033 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 876 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.271 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 876 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.229 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 874 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 874 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.159 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 874 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.828 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 873 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 3.0113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 871 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.9123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 871 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.142 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 871 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 870 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.239 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 894 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.730 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 894 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.757 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 894 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.357 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 895 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.378 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 895 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 896 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.673 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 896 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.261 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 897 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.151 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 898 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.538 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 899 days ago · 91 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.562 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 900 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.666 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 900 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.8121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 900 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.670 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 900 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.1104 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 900 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.737 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 900 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.639 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 900 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.156 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 900 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 901 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 902 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02455ex5ct. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.