Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 97 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 97 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Jul 13, 2019, 2:15 PM AKDT (22:15 UTC), 21 km (13 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-07-13 22:15:57 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.934° N, 159.146° 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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Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60005258 (also filed as aacse0198x7g7f4, ak0198x7g7f4). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.