Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 63 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 63 km E of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Dec 21, 2022, 10:51 PM AKST (07:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 51 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-22 07:51:15 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.244° N, 159.514° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2107 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.029 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.151 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.4106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.4110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.6114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.159 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.4123 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.262 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1375 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.065 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.060 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.468 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.767 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.768 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.59 km SW of Perryville, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.166 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.673 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.071 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.070 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.919 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.651 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.185 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.3101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.229 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.153 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.734 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.785 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.957 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.760 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.760 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.670 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.7south of Alaska · 1363 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.9south of Alaska · 1363 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 3.0114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.0south of Alaska · 1362 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.833 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.354 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.532 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.08 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.847 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.181 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.219 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 62 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.6105 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.498 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.493 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.155 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.492 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1386 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.315 km SE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.897 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.593 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.820 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.8south of Alaska · 1388 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022gcvsjsf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.