Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 157 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 157 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Nov 17, 2019, 10:51 PM AKST (07:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-18 07:51:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.173° N, 159.109° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.8mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.153 · 11 stations
2.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 6.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.574 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.9142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.489 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.0south of Alaska · 2475 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.371 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.8215 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.6108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.398 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.8100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.087 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.094 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.565 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.5133 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.3211 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.779 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.278 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.174 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700069h0 (also filed as ak019esniygg). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.