M2.9 earthquake 82 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 82 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 5:42 AM AKDT (13:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 137.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k568 (also filed as ak0234n99swv). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.