Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 155 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 155 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Mar 17, 2019, 5:21 PM AKDT (01:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Mar 17, 2019, 5:21 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-03-18 01:21:32 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.944° N, 160.303° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast155 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 127.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700038lt (also filed as aacse0193jd3qg0, ak0193jd3qg0). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.