M5.4 earthquake 82 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 82 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Oct 26, 1985, 7:59 AM AKDT (15:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 79 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-26 15:59:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.838° N, 159.534° 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 2.4 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.179 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.678 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.694 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.5100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14920 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
Before
- 4.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14944 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.426 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 14945 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.971 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14956 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.080 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14958 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 6.685 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14958 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002m5f (also filed as gcmtb102685b, ushis3908, gcmt19851026155936, iscgem514472). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.