M3.6 earthquake 219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Dec 24, 2017, 11:12 AM AKST (20:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-24 20:12:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.384° N, 160.054° W
- Region
- Alaska
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.167 · 9 stations |
| 3.4 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 225°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 74
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.8225 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.4199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.5south of Alaska · 3151 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bxjf (also filed as ak17729882, ak017ggedlq7). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.