Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 84 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 84 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Sep 11, 2018, 4:32 PM AKDT (00:32 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 107 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Sep 11, 2018, 4:32 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-09-12 00:32:04 UTC
Depth: 25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.605° N, 160.840° 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

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Stations used: 11

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast84 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bpq8d7c (also filed as aacse018bpq8d7c). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.