Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 2:25 AM AKST (11:25 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-16 11:25:18 UTC
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.472° N, 159.672° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.998 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.5118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.383 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.3south of Alaska · 1348 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.256 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.256 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1348 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.047 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.454 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.0south of Alaska · 1344 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.024 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.4south of Alaska · 1343 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.4127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.3south of Alaska · 1342 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.6121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.946 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.258 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.1120 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.3110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.2107 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.130 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.5117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.274 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 3.2south of Alaska · 1330 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.262 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.9129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 3.189 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.881 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 3.368 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.4south of Alaska · 1325 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.247 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1324 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.5130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.122 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.169 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.5117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 3.0126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 3.1110 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 3.1120 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 3.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.2124 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 3.190 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1312 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 3.099 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 4.4119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 4.3south of Alaska · 1312 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 3.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.4195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.480 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.842 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.886 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.2168 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.873 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.9104 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.395 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.866 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.866 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.1104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 1356 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.5south of Alaska · 1357 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.381 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.860 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.1118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.0110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.1117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.0120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jkjs (also filed as ak023qnaq25). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:20 AM UTC.