Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 113 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 113 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 8:18 AM AKDT (16:18 UTC), 19 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 40 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-26 16:18:32 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.337° N, 160.864° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3112 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.2118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.740 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1100 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  5. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.162 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.659 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.745 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.783 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.639 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.6112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1099 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.740 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.674 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.940 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.993 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1098 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.150 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1097 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.486 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.047 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.850 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.790 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1096 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1095 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.998 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1094 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.094 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1093 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 3.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.964 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.285 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1092 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 3.2124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 3.8117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1091 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.970 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 4.175 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.184 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.290 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.742 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1090 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.983 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.086 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.683 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.4128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.0105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1089 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.9106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.060 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.5123 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.879 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.085 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.270 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1088 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.192 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.3112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.790 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.086 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.082 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.091 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 3.3136 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.890 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.686 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.851 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.559 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.668 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1101 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.550 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.843 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.254 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1102 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1102 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.079 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.746 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.836 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1103 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.647 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.641 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.773 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.7119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.854 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023cd576vm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.