Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 222 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 222 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Sep 9, 2024, 11:28 PM AKDT (07:28 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-10 07:28:15 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.684° N, 158.574° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 741 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.0198 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 735 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.4134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 732 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.6209 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 727 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.5133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 721 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.2207 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 699 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.4133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 694 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.8146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 694 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.3191 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 755 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.6264 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 762 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.7142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 769 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.8215 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 774 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.9146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 781 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.1156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 781 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024bo6u7we. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC.