Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 68 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, May 28, 2019, 9:16 PM AKDT (05:16 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 80 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, May 28, 2019, 9:16 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-05-29 05:16:41 UTC
Depth: 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.931° N, 159.700° 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: 12

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast68 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 70.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0196ui5e9f (also filed as aacse0196ui5e9f). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.