Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 81 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 81 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 10:01 AM AKDT (18:01 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-10-15 18:01:09 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.647° N, 160.059° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.669 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.954 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.123 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 714 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.973 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 714 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.761 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 714 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.6123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 714 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.835 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.742 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.178 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.962 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.756 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 713 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.876 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 712 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.069 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.977 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.268 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.996 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 711 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.665 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 711 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.9104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.071 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.262 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 709 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 3.1117 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 708 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 706 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.6116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 705 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 704 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 704 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.7125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 704 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.977 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 704 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 704 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 3.336 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 703 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 703 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 3.735 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 703 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.868 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 701 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 701 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.258 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 701 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.8125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 701 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.9117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 700 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 700 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.4123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 699 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.677 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 699 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.993 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 699 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 3.388 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 698 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.147 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 697 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 3.085 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 696 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.661 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 695 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.151 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 693 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 3.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 693 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.863 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 693 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 3.036 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 693 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 3.530 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 693 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 3.3122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 691 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.7123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 691 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 4.3125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 691 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 3.6117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 691 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.7123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 691 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.7129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 691 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.4133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 691 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 3.3116 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.987 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 717 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.338 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 718 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.734 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 718 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.5133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 718 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.7129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.736 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 721 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 159
  9. 2.0107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 721 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.750 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 721 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 722 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.849 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 724 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.3116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 725 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.2114 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 725 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.161 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 726 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.067 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 728 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.4134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.5114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 730 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.3112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 730 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024da91c0o. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.