M4.9 earthquake 71 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 71 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Oct 10, 1985, 2:52 PM AKDT (22:52 UTC), 33 km (20 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-10 22:52:59 UTC
- Depth
- 32.7 km (20.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.878° N, 159.725° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.426 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 14945 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14944 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.482 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14941 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 6.179 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.678 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.694 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 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 usp0002kp8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.