Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 61 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 61 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, May 23, 2018, 8:12 PM AKDT (04:12 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.5 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, May 23, 2018, 8:12 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-05-24 04:12:11 UTC
Depth: 26.2 km (16.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.781° N, 160.513° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 5.1 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 173°
Stations used: 48

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast62 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000eevt (also filed as ak19653149, ak0186m7ub2u, aacse0186m7ub2u). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.