Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Nov 9, 2022, 6:40 PM AKST (03:40 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 159 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-10 03:40:27 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.474° N, 159.841° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 141.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022efcrwmo. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.