M2.3 earthquake 48 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, May 12, 2016, 3:43 PM AKDT

UTC

2016-05-12 23:43:25 UTC

Depth

57.7 km (35.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

55.071° N, 161.107° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

15

• Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast48 kmSW

After

1. 1.982 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, May 14, 6:20 PM AKDT · 3794 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.989 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaTue, May 17, 6:20 AM AKDT · 3791 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
3. 2.851 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaTue, May 17, 8:59 AM AKDT · 3791 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
4. 3.066 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, May 20, 10:30 AM AKDT · 3788 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
5. 3.189 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, May 21, 11:14 AM AKDT · 3787 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.152 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, May 21, 4:03 PM AKDT · 3787 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
7. 3.2102 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, May 22, 3:11 PM AKDT · 3786 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.225 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, May 23, 10:37 PM AKDT · 3785 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
9. 4.2Alaska PeninsulaMon, May 23, 11:03 PM AKDT · 3784 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.736 km ENE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, May 24, 6:29 AM AKDT · 3784 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.267 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, May 27, 8:29 AM AKDT · 3781 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.128 km W of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Jun 1, 2:59 PM AKDT · 3776 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
13. 1.925 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Jun 2, 4:45 AM AKDT · 3775 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
14. 2.265 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jun 2, 5:17 AM AKDT · 3775 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.297 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Jun 3, 4:28 PM AKDT · 3774 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.2100 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Jun 7, 1:15 PM AKDT · 3770 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.060 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jun 9, 1:18 PM AKDT · 3768 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
18. 2.188 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Jun 9, 10:47 PM AKDT · 3768 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.795 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Jun 10, 4:12 AM AKDT · 3767 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
20. 2.183 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Jun 12, 11:57 PM AKDT · 3764 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
21. 2.990 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jun 13, 7:10 PM AKDT · 3764 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
22. 2.586 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Jun 14, 1:18 PM AKDT · 3763 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
23. 2.591 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jun 15, 5:26 PM AKDT · 3762 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
24. 2.594 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jun 15, 7:45 PM AKDT · 3762 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
25. 3.171 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jun 16, 2:34 PM AKDT · 3761 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
26. 2.240 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaFri, Jun 17, 10:22 AM AKDT · 3760 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
27. 3.363 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Jun 19, 12:20 AM AKDT · 3758 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
28. 2.837 km NW of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Jun 19, 7:24 AM AKDT · 3758 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
29. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jun 21, 10:46 AM AKDT · 3756 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
30. 1.863 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jun 27, 4:48 AM AKDT · 3750 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
31. 2.356 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Jun 27, 6:38 PM AKDT · 3750 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
32. 1.967 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jun 27, 11:11 PM AKDT · 3749 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
33. 2.356 km E of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Jun 28, 2:28 AM AKDT · 3749 days ago · 64 km deep · 24 km away
34. 4.631 km ESE of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jun 29, 4:25 AM AKDT · 3748 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away · tsunami flag
35. 1.525 km NE of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Jul 1, 2:47 AM AKDT · 3746 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.540 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaFri, Jul 1, 10:29 PM AKDT · 3746 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
37. 2.1Alaska PeninsulaSun, Jul 3, 10:00 AM AKDT · 3744 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
38. 2.1100 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Jul 3, 1:10 PM AKDT · 3744 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
39. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Jul 3, 7:29 PM AKDT · 3744 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
40. 1.959 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Jul 3, 9:51 PM AKDT · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
41. 1.637 km S of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jul 4, 9:22 AM AKDT · 3743 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
42. 2.357 km ESE of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jul 4, 10:54 AM AKDT · 3743 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
43. 1.829 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Jul 6, 12:34 PM AKDT · 3741 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
44. 2.295 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaThu, Jul 7, 6:57 AM AKDT · 3740 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
45. 1.961 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jul 7, 11:25 AM AKDT · 3740 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
46. 2.262 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Jul 8, 3:59 AM AKDT · 3739 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
47. 2.4120 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Jul 9, 4:28 AM AKDT · 3738 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
48. 2.7103 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Jul 9, 8:13 AM AKDT · 3738 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
49. 2.994 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Jul 9, 3:56 PM AKDT · 3738 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
50. 2.396 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jul 11, 12:04 AM AKDT · 3736 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
51. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jul 11, 12:39 AM AKDT · 3736 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 2.2Alaska PeninsulaThu, May 12, 8:00 AM AKDT · 3796 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.474 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, May 9, 3:08 AM AKDT · 3799 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.194 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, May 8, 6:01 PM AKDT · 3800 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.482 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaWed, May 4, 3:59 PM AKDT · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.993 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaTue, May 3, 10:24 AM AKDT · 3805 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.255 km SSE of King Cove, AlaskaMon, May 2, 1:10 PM AKDT · 3806 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.876 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, May 1, 12:18 PM AKDT · 3807 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
8. 2.985 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Apr 29, 10:49 PM AKDT · 3809 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.840 km S of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Apr 27, 3:41 PM AKDT · 3811 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.086 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Apr 26, 11:19 AM AKDT · 3812 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
11. 3.760 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Apr 26, 6:04 AM AKDT · 3812 days ago · 79 km deep · 15 km away
12. 3.754 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Apr 25, 3:49 AM AKDT · 3813 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
13. 3.261 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Apr 23, 8:49 PM AKDT · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
14. 2.395 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Apr 23, 8:03 PM AKDT · 3815 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
15. 3.5Alaska PeninsulaSat, Apr 23, 3:36 AM AKDT · 3815 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
16. 3.364 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Apr 19, 1:56 AM AKDT · 3819 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.990 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSat, Apr 16, 11:48 AM AKDT · 3822 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
18. 2.080 km ESE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Apr 15, 1:48 AM AKDT · 3823 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.0Alaska PeninsulaThu, Apr 14, 7:04 AM AKDT · 3824 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01664cfebz (also filed as ak13563690). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.