Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 33 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 33 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 2:31 AM AKDT (10:31 UTC), 14 km (8 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
2024-08-26 10:31:40 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.447° N, 160.013° 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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km NW of Perryville, Alaska · 766 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 766 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  3. 1.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 765 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 765 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.410 km ENE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 761 days ago · 134 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 759 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.655 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 758 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.7101 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 758 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.675 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 758 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.161 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 758 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.768 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 758 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.085 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 757 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.728 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 756 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.924 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 755 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.785 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 753 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.716 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 752 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.875 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 752 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 750 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.037 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 745 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.844 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 740 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.763 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 738 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.741 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 736 days ago · 59 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.244 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 736 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.36 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 735 days ago · 84 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.935 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 731 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.435 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 730 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.067 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 729 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.733 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 728 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.161 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 727 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.849 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 725 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.750 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 722 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.038 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 722 days ago · 171 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.342 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 722 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 4.736 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 721 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 159
  35. 2.540 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 719 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.734 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 718 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.338 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 718 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 3.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.181 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 716 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 716 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 3.669 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.954 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.123 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 3.973 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 714 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.641 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 714 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.835 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.742 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.962 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.069 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.396 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.977 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.268 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.071 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.428 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 709 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.262 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 709 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.336 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 708 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 2.161 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 766 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.670 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 768 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.661 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.844 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.872 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 770 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.173 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 771 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.816 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 772 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.619 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 772 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.931 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 773 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.956 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 774 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.074 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 777 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.622 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 778 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.764 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 779 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.747 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 779 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.266 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 779 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.922 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 780 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.651 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 781 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.446 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 782 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.488 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 783 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024azfl0ct. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.