Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 11:26 AM AKST (20:26 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 79 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-11-11 20:26:04 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.594° N, 159.819° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.7ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lef8 (also filed as ak023ehacl7i). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.