M4.0 earthquake 112 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 112 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 6:27 AM AKDT (14:27 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 85 km SSW 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.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.0	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.156 · 13 stations
3.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kw7t (also filed as ak0239lvtf3t). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.