Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 231 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 231 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Dec 4, 2018, 5:22 AM AKST (14:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 259 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-12-04 14:22:03 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.313° N, 159.665° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.6256 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.1250 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.9227 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.3205 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.7236 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.4248 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.9249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.2259 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.0261 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.0210 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.8248 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.7242 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.6246 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.0214 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.5143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.6156 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.3south of Alaska · 2811 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.5224 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.2259 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.1229 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.1220 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.3248 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.4239 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.7251 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.5241 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018fj843em. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.