Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 76 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 76 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 2:49 AM AKDT (10:49 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.6 2020 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 2:49 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-09-28 10:49:06 UTC
Depth: 12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.925° N, 159.544° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 142°
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast76 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c6xq (also filed as ak020ci0f8xy). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.