Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 65 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 65 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Jun 2, 2016, 5:17 AM AKDT (13:17 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 60 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-02 13:17:32 UTC
Depth
27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.841° N, 159.940° 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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.297 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.060 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.586 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.171 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.363 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.243 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.356 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.356 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.373 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.525 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.360 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.540 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3744 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.829 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.961 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.686 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.262 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.7116 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.438 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.069 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 3.660 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.283 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.934 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 2.875 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.054 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.945 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.669 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 3.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.864 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.7123 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.195 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.128 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.267 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.736 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.225 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.152 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.772 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.348 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.474 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.194 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01672wlskd (also filed as ak13634689). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.