Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Aug 7, 2023, 5:11 AM AKDT (13:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 47 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-07 13:11:59 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.499° N, 159.876° 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
20

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.794 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.7114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.690 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.9109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.683 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.087 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.891 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.877 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.033 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.8112 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.766 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.956 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1149 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.082 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.6116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.656 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.780 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.094 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.6105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.787 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.6107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.830 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.870 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1146 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.679 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.3111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.7100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1145 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.955 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.932 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.986 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1144 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.577 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.684 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.723 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.0113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.897 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.8111 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.678 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.574 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.7106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.7100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.1south of Alaska · 1143 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.984 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.793 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.181 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.674 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 4.0Alaska Peninsula · 1142 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.651 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.812 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.1142 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.0109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.2105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.9125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.9119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1152 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.996 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.1140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.768 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.9126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.684 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.2126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.990 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.889 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 5.685 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  19. 1.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1154 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023a2ei4im. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.