M5.0 earthquake 80 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 80 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Oct 9, 1985, 6:16 AM AKDT (14:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 82 km SE 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
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-09 14:16:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.892° N, 159.498° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.971 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14957 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.426 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 14946 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14944 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.482 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14941 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 6.179 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14922 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.678 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.694 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.5100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14920 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kmu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.