Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 71 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 71 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 6:01 AM AKDT (14:01 UTC), 26 km (16 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-02 14:01:19 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.722° N, 160.154° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 790 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.0147 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 790 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.967 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 789 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.588 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 789 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.188 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 787 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.840 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 786 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.870 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 786 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.1140 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 786 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.776 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 786 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.868 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 785 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.995 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 785 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.7140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 785 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.956 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 785 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.055 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 785 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.254 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 785 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.070 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 785 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.1132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.9103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 784 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 784 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.488 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 783 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.082 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 782 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 780 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.677 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 780 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.881 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 780 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.879 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 780 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.922 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 780 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.266 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 780 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 780 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.747 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 780 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.764 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 779 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.581 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 779 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.2134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 779 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.1156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 779 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.988 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 779 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.983 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 779 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.9146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 779 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 3.074 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 777 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.956 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 774 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 3.0122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 774 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.680 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 773 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.619 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 773 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.872 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 770 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.584 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 770 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.844 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.661 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.670 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.7142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 767 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 3.6111 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 767 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.161 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 766 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.933 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 766 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.0125 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 766 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 5.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 766 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  56. 3.0139 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 766 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.690 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 765 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 3.186 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 765 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 3.8114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 765 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 765 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.8144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 790 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.9132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 790 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.7129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 790 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.0140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.3139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.574 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 791 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.8119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.7143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.9140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.0140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.8145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.9137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.9145 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.1146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.1114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.6136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.0146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.9143 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.1148 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.0124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 791 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0249vsvxr6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.