Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 33 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Mar 4, 2019, 3:35 AM AKST (12:35 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 43 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Mar 4, 2019, 3:35 AM AKST
UTC: 2019-03-04 12:35:39 UTC
Depth: 74.9 km (46.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.509° N, 160.071° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 87°
Stations used: 29

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast33 kmNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jled (also filed as aacse0192we7nj6, ak0192we7nj6). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.