M1.8 earthquake 12 km W of Sand Point, Alaska

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Dec 6, 2017, 12:27 AM AKST

UTC

2017-12-06 09:27:34 UTC

Depth

70.1 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

55.328° N, 160.697° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

11

• Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast12 kmW

After

1. 2.340 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaWed, Dec 6, 10:02 AM AKST · 3221 days ago · 169 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.965 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Dec 8, 7:06 AM AKST · 3219 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.341 km ENE of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 9, 1:46 AM AKST · 3218 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.863 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 13, 2:36 PM AKST · 3213 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 14, 2:50 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.276 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 2:48 AM AKST · 3209 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.647 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 9:37 PM AKST · 3206 days ago · 153 km deep · 62 km away
8. 3.579 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 3:13 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
9. 4.741 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 10:11 AM AKST · 3204 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.542 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 10:32 AM AKST · 3204 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
11. 3.429 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 11:47 AM AKST · 3202 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away
12. 3.984 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Dec 29, 1:23 PM AKST · 3197 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.545 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 30, 6:50 PM AKST · 3196 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.495 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Dec 31, 12:26 AM AKST · 3196 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.921 km ESE of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 2:14 AM AKST · 3193 days ago · 156 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.957 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 4:44 AM AKST · 3192 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.834 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 10:48 AM AKST · 3190 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 11:17 PM AKST · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.952 km ESE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 10:25 PM AKST · 3188 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.499 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 10:45 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.245 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 9:04 AM AKST · 3186 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
22. 3.586 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 10:44 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.851 km ENE of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 11:04 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
24. 2.057 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 3:22 AM AKST · 3181 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
25. 2.291 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 6:21 PM AKST · 3180 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
26. 2.055 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 3:11 AM AKST · 3180 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
27. 2.050 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 6:40 PM AKST · 3177 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
28. 2.987 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 11:35 PM AKST · 3177 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
29. 3.233 km NNE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 8:10 PM AKST · 3176 days ago · 152 km deep · 89 km away
30. 3.133 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 9:49 PM AKST · 3176 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
31. 3.040 km E of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 8:17 AM AKST · 3176 days ago · 160 km deep · 70 km away
32. 2.178 km ESE of King Cove, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 9:12 PM AKST · 3171 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
33. 2.926 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 7:13 AM AKST · 3170 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
34. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 3:42 PM AKST · 3169 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
35. 2.257 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jan 30, 9:51 PM AKST · 3165 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
36. 2.938 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Feb 2, 3:44 AM AKST · 3163 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
37. 3.053 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Feb 2, 11:40 AM AKST · 3162 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away

Before

1. 2.480 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 4, 1:57 AM AKST · 3223 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.654 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Nov 29, 5:57 AM AKST · 3228 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.153 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Nov 19, 1:23 AM AKST · 3238 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
4. 3.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaThu, Nov 16, 1:06 PM AKST · 3240 days ago · 156 km deep · 52 km away
5. 2.057 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Nov 16, 8:55 AM AKST · 3241 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
6. 4.584 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Nov 15, 2:52 AM AKST · 3242 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.752 km E of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Nov 14, 11:48 PM AKST · 3242 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.183 km ESE of King Cove, AlaskaTue, Nov 14, 2:43 AM AKST · 3243 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.031 km S of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaSun, Nov 12, 9:28 PM AKST · 3244 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.511 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaSat, Nov 11, 7:16 PM AKST · 3245 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.728 km NE of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Nov 11, 4:32 PM AKST · 3245 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
12. 3.719 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaSat, Nov 11, 2:18 AM AKST · 3246 days ago · 164 km deep · 68 km away
13. 3.125 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Nov 10, 12:11 PM AKST · 3246 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.356 km SE of King Cove, AlaskaFri, Nov 10, 2:09 AM AKST · 3247 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017fmg8rbj (also filed as ak17544007). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.