Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 1, 2024, 9:56 PM AKDT (05:56 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 95 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-02 05:56:07 UTC
Depth
35.1 km (21.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.120° N, 159.894° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.9132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.8144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.971 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.1131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 793 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.0147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 793 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.1140 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 789 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.776 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 789 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.7140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 789 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.254 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 788 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.1132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 788 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.2124 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 788 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 787 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 787 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.4220 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 787 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.4148 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 786 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 784 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 783 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.747 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 783 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.2134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 782 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.1156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 782 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.9146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 782 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.0122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 777 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.8215 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 775 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 773 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 772 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.0217 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 772 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 772 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.7142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 771 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 3.6111 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 770 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 3.0125 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 770 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 5.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 770 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  33. 3.0139 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 770 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 3.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 3.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.598 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 764 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 3.0112 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 764 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 764 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.2108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 763 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.3112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 763 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 763 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.8107 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 762 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.0113 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 761 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.0111 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 759 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.3136 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 759 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.2119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 759 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.7109 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 759 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 3.3138 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 758 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.3117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 757 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 3.0133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 757 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.8134 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 756 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.697 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 756 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.875 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 756 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.3222 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 755 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.1121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 755 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 754 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 754 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 754 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.5128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 751 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.3139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.7143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.9140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.0140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.8145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.9137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.9145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 794 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.1146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 3.1114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.6136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.0146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.9143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.1148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.0124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.7141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.9125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 5.6146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  19. 2.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 795 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.6121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 796 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0249vnusug. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.