M4.5 earthquake 100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Nov 16, 1985, 2:33 AM AKST (11:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km SSE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-16 11:33:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.617° N, 159.554° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.694 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.678 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14922 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.179 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14922 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.482 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14941 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14945 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.426 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 14946 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002mum. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.