Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 6:11 PM AKDT (02:11 UTC), 21 km (13 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-08-16 02:11:26 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.227° N, 160.487° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.040 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1140 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.687 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.7102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.576 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.881 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.6south of Alaska · 1139 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.637 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.542 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 98 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.243 km ENE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 152 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.8south of Alaska · 1138 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.698 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.544 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.135 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.059 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.579 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.124 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.688 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.9108 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.7108 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.586 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.666 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1135 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.954 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.712 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.960 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.884 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1134 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.880 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.148 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.152 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.689 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.3103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 3.096 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1132 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 3.184 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.357 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.786 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1131 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.934 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 4.271 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.986 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.290 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.254 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1130 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.785 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 4.678 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1129 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.591 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.837 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 3.577 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.876 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 5.1Alaska Peninsula · 1127 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  57. 2.181 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.582 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 4.174 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1125 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.651 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.0Alaska Peninsula · 1142 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.674 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.181 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.793 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1142 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.990 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.984 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.1south of Alaska · 1143 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.7100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.7106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.574 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.678 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.8111 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.897 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.723 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.684 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ah3seqd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.