M1.8 earthquake 40 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Aug 15, 2017, 8:06 AM AKDT

UTC

2017-08-15 16:06:26 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

55.314° N, 159.869° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

14

• Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast40 kmE

After

1. 1.941 km E of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Aug 15, 8:07 AM AKDT · 3334 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.214 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaTue, Aug 15, 8:42 AM AKDT · 3334 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.051 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Aug 15, 10:23 AM AKDT · 3334 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.831 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaFri, Aug 18, 11:27 PM AKDT · 3331 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
5. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Aug 19, 3:19 PM AKDT · 3330 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.199 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaSat, Aug 19, 6:24 PM AKDT · 3330 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.041 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Aug 26, 1:52 PM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
8. 3.585 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Aug 26, 2:52 PM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.254 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaSun, Aug 27, 2:20 AM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.372 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Aug 27, 10:31 PM AKDT · 3322 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.923 km NW of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 12:17 AM AKDT · 3322 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
12. 2.329 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 4:57 PM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.761 km S of Perryville, AlaskaFri, Sep 1, 5:22 PM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
14. 2.123 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaSat, Sep 2, 1:29 AM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
15. 3.171 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Sep 4, 12:28 AM AKDT · 3315 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.830 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaTue, Sep 5, 11:52 AM AKDT · 3313 days ago · 161 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Sep 5, 6:24 PM AKDT · 3313 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.384 km S of Perryville, AlaskaTue, Sep 5, 6:57 PM AKDT · 3313 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.811 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaWed, Sep 6, 3:03 AM AKDT · 3313 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.265 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Sep 6, 8:32 PM AKDT · 3312 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
21. 2.7104 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Sep 7, 4:14 AM AKDT · 3312 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
22. 2.198 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Sep 8, 12:32 AM AKDT · 3311 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
23. 2.136 km N of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Sep 8, 2:31 AM AKDT · 3311 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
24. 1.957 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Sep 9, 6:30 AM AKDT · 3309 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
25. 2.357 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaSat, Sep 9, 12:29 PM AKDT · 3309 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
26. 3.067 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaSat, Sep 9, 2:49 PM AKDT · 3309 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
27. 2.123 km N of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaSat, Sep 9, 3:43 PM AKDT · 3309 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
28. 2.885 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Sep 12, 12:05 AM AKDT · 3307 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
29. 2.818 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaTue, Sep 12, 9:36 AM AKDT · 3306 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.238 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaWed, Sep 13, 2:42 PM AKDT · 3305 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Sep 13, 5:05 PM AKDT · 3305 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
32. 2.170 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Sep 14, 3:30 AM AKDT · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
33. 2.044 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Sep 15, 3:54 AM AKDT · 3304 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
34. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Sep 15, 4:18 AM AKDT · 3304 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
35. 3.145 km E of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaMon, Sep 18, 12:44 PM AKDT · 3300 days ago · 143 km deep · 85 km away
36. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaTue, Sep 19, 12:37 PM AKDT · 3299 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.87 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaTue, Sep 19, 4:01 PM AKDT · 3299 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
38. 2.1110 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Sep 19, 9:09 PM AKDT · 3299 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
39. 3.828 km E of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Sep 20, 1:37 AM AKDT · 3299 days ago · 69 km deep · 12 km away
40. 2.460 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Sep 20, 10:32 PM AKDT · 3298 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
41. 2.9Alaska PeninsulaThu, Sep 21, 10:38 PM AKDT · 3297 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
42. 3.767 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Sep 21, 11:51 PM AKDT · 3297 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
43. 3.055 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Sep 22, 6:00 PM AKDT · 3296 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
44. 1.630 km NNE of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Oct 4, 8:55 AM AKDT · 3284 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away

Before

1. 2.342 km E of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Aug 15, 1:10 AM AKDT · 3335 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Aug 14, 10:35 PM AKDT · 3335 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.861 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Aug 11, 8:09 AM AKDT · 3338 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.864 km E of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 12:40 PM AKDT · 3340 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.178 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 7:30 PM AKDT · 3341 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.865 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 5:17 PM AKDT · 3341 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
7. 3.769 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Aug 5, 1:34 AM AKDT · 3345 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
8. 3.376 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 9:34 PM AKDT · 3346 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.713 km NNW of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Aug 2, 11:58 PM AKDT · 3347 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.745 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Aug 1, 8:56 PM AKDT · 3348 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.761 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Jul 31, 1:43 AM AKDT · 3350 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.131 km E of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaSun, Jul 30, 8:28 AM AKDT · 3350 days ago · 152 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.185 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Jul 29, 8:30 AM AKDT · 3351 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
14. 4.3103 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jul 27, 10:19 PM AKDT · 3353 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.284 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaTue, Jul 25, 11:54 PM AKDT · 3355 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.834 km WSW of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jul 25, 4:51 PM AKDT · 3355 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.040 km ENE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jul 25, 1:59 AM AKDT · 3356 days ago · 63 km deep · 14 km away
18. 3.683 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jul 25, 12:09 AM AKDT · 3356 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
19. 3.129 km E of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Jul 23, 11:14 PM AKDT · 3357 days ago · 69 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.764 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Jul 23, 12:54 PM AKDT · 3357 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017afok242 (also filed as ak16748427). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.