Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 56 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 2:36 PM AKDT (22:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 83 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-07-07 22:36:27 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.859° N, 160.803° 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.

Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.028 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.677 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.983 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.781 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.9124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.0132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.018 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.151 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.9106 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.0108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.761 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1544 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.195 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.886 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.678 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.670 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.093 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.199 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.863 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.6south of Alaska · 1540 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.994 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.990 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.894 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.196 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.694 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.660 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.596 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1540 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.060 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1539 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.7south of Alaska · 1537 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.818 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 130 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.855 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 3.983 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.666 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.548 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.546 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.067 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.653 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.685 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.072 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.843 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.889 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.986 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.6125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.7119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.172 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.977 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.3south of Alaska · 1551 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.590 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.561 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.8109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.7121 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.7118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0228nack2s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.