Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 236 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 236 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Dec 20, 2018, 11:31 AM AKST (20:31 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 270 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-12-20 20:31:36 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.499° N, 158.664° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4248 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.2259 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.0261 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.7242 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.6246 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.3264 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.5143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.9275 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.5224 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.6284 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.0145 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.1220 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.4239 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.5157 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.5241 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.6270 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.4226 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.4161 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.2185 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.6233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.3south of Alaska · 2789 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.5224 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.2186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.3241 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.3205 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.6256 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.9284 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.9231 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018g9sc8wt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.