Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Dec 24, 2022, 6:31 AM AKST (15:31 UTC), 28 km (17 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
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-24 15:31:47 UTC
Depth
27.5 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.453° N, 159.705° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.148 · 6 stations
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 7.9 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
276°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

The first 60 of 138.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j3jx (also filed as ak022ggbihle). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.