M4.3 earthquake 6 km W of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 6 km W of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Apr 5, 1974, 5:27 PM GMT-9 (02:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 24 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-04-06 02:27:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.339° N, 160.602° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.024 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 19169 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.311 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 19125 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00005vx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.