Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Oct 15, 2023, 8:42 PM AKDT (04:42 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 94 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-10-16 04:42:06 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.572° N, 160.167° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.362 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.878 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1083 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.7107 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1082 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.752 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1081 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.275 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1080 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.154 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.972 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1079 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.635 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.2136 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.791 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.795 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.960 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1077 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.775 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.983 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.283 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.147 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1076 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.766 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.278 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.188 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1075 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.575 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1074 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 3.365 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1073 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.475 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1071 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.8133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1070 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.654 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.951 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1069 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.789 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.880 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.279 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.7109 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1068 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.196 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.260 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.6106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 1067 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.4south of Alaska · 1066 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.83 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.76 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.0116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.839 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.567 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1066 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.959 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.048 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1065 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.976 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.170 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.784 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1064 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.786 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.877 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.764 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1062 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.486 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.3south of Alaska · 1060 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.4127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1060 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.685 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.6116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1084 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.6102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.868 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.162 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.281 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.060 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1085 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.070 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.911 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.210 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.010 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.088 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.794 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1086 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.919 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.959 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1087 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023da0y1ps. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC.