Alaska earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 132 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 132 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 1:54 PM AKST (22:54 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 1:54 PM AKST
UTC: 2016-11-14 22:54:34 UTC
Depth: 17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.165° N, 160.154° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.2	Mww, W-phase moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.22	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1
5.2	Mw, moment	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 344°, dip 88°, rake 173°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 75°, dip 83°, rake 2°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.3 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 144°
Stations used: 133

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast132 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100077zc (also filed as ak14339450, ak016enxuwct, iscgem615036209). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.