Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 47 km W of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 47 km W of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Jun 9, 2023, 3:26 AM AKDT (11:26 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 81 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-06-09 11:26:12 UTC
Depth
85.6 km (53.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.338° N, 161.251° 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
32

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 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.852 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.826 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1208 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.149 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1205 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.944 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1205 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.040 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 1201 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.351 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1199 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1198 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.093 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1196 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.042 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1195 days ago · 182 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.130 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.768 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1192 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.429 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1191 days ago · 160 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1190 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.940 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 1190 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.795 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1189 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.252 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1188 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.259 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1187 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.160 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1186 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.785 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1183 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.128 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1182 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.659 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1181 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1181 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.783 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1179 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.063 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1176 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.026 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.750 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1175 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.669 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 5.881 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 3.4Alaska Peninsula · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.898 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.673 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.579 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 3.585 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.492 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.378 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.886 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.183 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.385 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.293 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 3.570 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 3.282 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.179 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1173 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.981 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.077 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.876 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.080 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.286 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.181 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.273 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.296 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 4.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  57. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 1172 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.180 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 3.282 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 4.0Alaska Peninsula · 1172 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.653 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.843 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.92 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.889 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.347 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 164 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.153 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.645 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.669 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1216 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.144 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 1218 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.634 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.862 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 144 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.549 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.966 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.833 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.148 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 173 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.151 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1221 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.938 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.167 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.822 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0237csowpu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.