Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 33 km N of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 33 km N of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Jul 22, 2019, 2:03 AM AKDT (10:03 UTC), 96 km (60 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: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Jul 22, 2019, 2:03 AM AKDT
UTC: 2019-07-22 10:03:59 UTC
Depth: 96.5 km (60.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.636° N, 160.581° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 77°
Stations used: 28

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast34 kmN

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600055pz (also filed as aacse0199bw2n6i, ak0199bw2n6i). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.