Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 5:38 AM AKDT (13:38 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 123 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 5:38 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-09-13 13:38:02 UTC
Depth: 23.9 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.947° N, 159.953° 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
1.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.7	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: 13

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast56 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018brljmon (also filed as aacse018brljmon). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.