Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Jun 3, 2022, 4:47 AM AKDT (12:47 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 110 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Jun 3, 2022, 4:47 AM AKDT
UTC: 2022-06-03 12:47:39 UTC
Depth: 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.553° N, 159.709° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 4.9 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 68

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast101 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hem0 (also filed as ak02272w6t37). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.