M2.3 earthquake 41 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Dec 9, 2017, 1:46 AM AKST

UTC

2017-12-09 10:46:26 UTC

Depth

57.9 km (36.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

55.425° N, 159.871° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

11

• Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast41 kmENE

After

1. 4.199 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 11, 8:00 PM AKST · 3215 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
2. 4.199 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 11, 8:02 PM AKST · 3215 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.6103 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 11, 8:11 PM AKST · 3215 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.863 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 13, 2:36 PM AKST · 3213 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 14, 2:50 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.276 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 2:48 AM AKST · 3209 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.034 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 4:15 AM AKST · 3207 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.647 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 9:37 PM AKST · 3206 days ago · 153 km deep · 63 km away
9. 4.741 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 10:11 AM AKST · 3204 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.542 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 10:32 AM AKST · 3203 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
11. 3.429 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 11:47 AM AKST · 3202 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.676 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 11:20 PM AKST · 3202 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.744 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaThu, Dec 28, 10:40 PM AKST · 3198 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
14. 3.984 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Dec 29, 1:23 PM AKST · 3197 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
15. 2.545 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 30, 6:50 PM AKST · 3196 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
16. 2.993 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 5:13 PM AKST · 3193 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 5:43 PM AKST · 3193 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.957 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 4:44 AM AKST · 3192 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
19. 2.834 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 10:48 AM AKST · 3189 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
20. 2.173 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 11:17 PM AKST · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
21. 2.245 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 9:04 AM AKST · 3186 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
22. 2.851 km ENE of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 11:04 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 64 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.057 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 3:22 AM AKST · 3181 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.146 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 12:00 PM AKST · 3180 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
25. 2.055 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 3:11 AM AKST · 3180 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
26. 2.050 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 6:40 PM AKST · 3177 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
27. 3.133 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 9:49 PM AKST · 3176 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
28. 3.040 km E of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 8:17 AM AKST · 3176 days ago · 160 km deep · 73 km away
29. 2.926 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 7:13 AM AKST · 3170 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
30. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 3:42 PM AKST · 3169 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
31. 2.257 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Jan 30, 9:51 PM AKST · 3165 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
32. 2.190 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Feb 1, 8:23 PM AKST · 3163 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
33. 3.053 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Feb 2, 11:40 AM AKST · 3162 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
34. 2.130 km SSW of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Feb 6, 3:04 PM AKST · 3158 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away

Before

1. 2.768 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaFri, Dec 8, 5:58 AM AKST · 3219 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.267 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaWed, Dec 6, 12:47 AM AKST · 3221 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.812 km W of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 6, 12:27 AM AKST · 3221 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
4. 3.194 km SSE of Perryville, AlaskaMon, Dec 4, 2:04 PM AKST · 3222 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.480 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 4, 1:57 AM AKST · 3223 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
6. 2.654 km SSE of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Nov 29, 5:57 AM AKST · 3228 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.144 km S of Perryville, AlaskaMon, Nov 27, 3:53 PM AKST · 3229 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
8. 2.9102 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Nov 21, 12:27 PM AKST · 3235 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.153 km SE of Sand Point, AlaskaSun, Nov 19, 1:23 AM AKST · 3238 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
10. 3.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, AlaskaThu, Nov 16, 1:06 PM AKST · 3240 days ago · 156 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.057 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaThu, Nov 16, 8:55 AM AKST · 3241 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
12. 4.584 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaWed, Nov 15, 2:52 AM AKST · 3242 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
13. 1.752 km E of Sand Point, AlaskaTue, Nov 14, 11:48 PM AKST · 3242 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.838 km SE of Perryville, AlaskaTue, Nov 14, 7:21 PM AKST · 3242 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.031 km S of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaSun, Nov 12, 9:28 PM AKST · 3244 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.511 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, AlaskaSat, Nov 11, 7:16 PM AKST · 3245 days ago · 98 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.728 km NE of Sand Point, AlaskaSat, Nov 11, 4:32 PM AKST · 3245 days ago · 79 km deep · 26 km away
18. 3.125 km SW of Sand Point, AlaskaFri, Nov 10, 12:11 PM AKST · 3246 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017frfkae3 (also filed as ak17596231). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.