Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 2:45 AM AKDT (10:45 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 133 km SSE 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
2025-04-27 10:45:26 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.120° N, 159.793° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 522 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.8196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 521 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.6112 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 516 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 516 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.477 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 513 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.2176 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 512 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3150 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 512 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.5125 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 512 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 512 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.4146 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 511 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 511 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.2161 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 511 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.2138 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 511 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.5138 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 510 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.8128 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 509 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.0142 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 509 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.1212 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 508 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.4109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 508 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.0131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 506 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.5120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 4.9133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  26. 4.3156 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 501 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 4.1152 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 501 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.6162 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 501 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 501 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.0157 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 501 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.560 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 500 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 500 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 3.2131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 499 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.2146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 499 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 3.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 498 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 496 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 495 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.8103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 495 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.4184 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 494 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.2149 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 494 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.8159 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 494 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.947 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 492 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.7129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 491 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 490 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 489 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.6222 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 488 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 488 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 485 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.4107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 485 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.4116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 485 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.8106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 484 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 483 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.6175 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 482 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.8101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 481 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.657 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 470 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.892 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 469 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 3.0127 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 468 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.362 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 468 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.4133 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 467 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 467 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.765 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 523 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 524 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 525 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.7118 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 525 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 525 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 527 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.0128 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 528 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.2145 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.8149 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.2146 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.7155 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.6148 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.655 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.162 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 531 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away

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