M4.4 earthquake 111 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 111 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Sep 19, 2023, 8:52 AM AKDT (16:52 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 47 km S 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
4.4	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.083 · 14 stations
4.4	Mwr, regional moment	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.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kwpy (also filed as ak023c1kn4qi). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.