M3.2 earthquake 238 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 238 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 7:11 AM AKDT (15:11 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 277 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-12 15:11:02 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.194° N, 160.361° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | AACSE | Preliminary |
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
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.5257 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.0224 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.2268 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.3277 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 2.7234 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.4232 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.3south of Alaska · 2964 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.7217 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.6247 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.9245 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bpz1d2s (also filed as aacse018bpz1d2s). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.