Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km N of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km N of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 9:37 PM AKDT (05:37 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 70 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 9:37 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-08-24 05:37:55 UTC
Depth: 124.0 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.682° N, 160.599° 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.

Stations used: 15

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast39 kmN

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019aue14c0 (also filed as aacse019aue14c0). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.