M3.0 earthquake 111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Dec 27, 2023, 9:52 AM AKST (18:52 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 112 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.

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
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.081 · 20 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

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: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 102.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m3p3 (also filed as ak023glc1aty). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.