Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 94 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 94 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Mar 12, 2017, 12:46 AM AKST (09:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 115 km SSE of Perryville, 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: Sun, Mar 12, 2017, 12:46 AM AKST
UTC: 2017-03-12 09:46:10 UTC
Depth: 9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.653° N, 159.636° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 11

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast94 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01739ksfa5 (also filed as ak15501546). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.