M4.3 earthquake 153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 12:47 PM AKDT (20:47 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 203 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.3	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.101 · 29 stations
3.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 202.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c6g6 (also filed as ak020du4ya3c). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.