M3.8 earthquake 36 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 36 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 12:38 PM AKDT (20:38 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 40 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
3.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.071 · 26 stations
3.6	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.

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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kxpw (also filed as ak023c8935rs). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.