Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 44 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 44 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Nov 14, 2015, 6:17 PM AKST (03:17 UTC), 80 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 2 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2015-11-15 03:17:28 UTC
Depth
79.5 km (49.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.723° N, 160.665° 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.

Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.765 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3977 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.04 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3970 days ago · 197 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.456 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3968 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.960 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3966 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.82 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3952 days ago · 186 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.541 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3947 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.246 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3946 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.256 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3944 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.642 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3935 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.551 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3923 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.521 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3922 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.171 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3921 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.750 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3983 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.361 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3986 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.653 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3988 days ago · 148 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.910 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3995 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.857 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4000 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak015enmbppi (also filed as ak12021264). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:43 PM UTC.