Alaska earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Oct 24, 2020, 2:23 PM AKDT (22:23 UTC), 39 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mwr), light
Local time: Sat, Oct 24, 2020, 2:23 PM AKDT
UTC: 2020-10-24 22:23:01 UTC
Depth: 39.5 km (24.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.561° N, 159.597° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 4.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 90°, dip 69°, rake 12°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 356°, dip 79°, rake 159°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.8 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 131°
Stations used: 189

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast104 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ccsd (also filed as ak020dp7dw5i). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.