Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 132 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sat, Mar 8, 2025, 7:21 AM AKST (16:21 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 150 km SE 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
2025-03-08 16:21:25 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.227° N, 159.755° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 570 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.667 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.4215 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 569 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.887 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 569 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.164 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 566 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.0102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 565 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.1215 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 565 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 564 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.8134 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 563 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.191 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 562 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.0121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 562 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.3113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 561 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.283 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 560 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 559 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.859 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 558 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.7126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 556 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.053 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 555 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.051 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 555 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.3147 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 554 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 547 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.693 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 547 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 547 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.658 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 546 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.171 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 546 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.092 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 546 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 546 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 545 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.294 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 544 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.6127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 543 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.174 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 543 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 539 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.561 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 539 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.8115 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 538 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.690 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 538 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 537 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.966 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 536 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.9135 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 536 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.788 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 535 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 3.6159 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 535 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.277 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 534 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.7146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 532 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.2100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 532 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 3.162 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 532 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 531 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.655 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.9113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 3.6148 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.7155 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 3.2146 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.8149 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 3.2145 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.0128 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 528 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 527 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 3.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 3.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 3.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.7118 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 573 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 573 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 574 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.4107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 575 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.153 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 575 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.2127 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 576 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.960 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 576 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 576 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 578 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 579 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 579 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 581 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 581 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.0193 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.8100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.1192 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.1178 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.3191 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.0190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away

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