Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 10:34 PM AKDT (06:34 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 50 km SW 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
2025-03-22 06:34:42 UTC
Depth
61.4 km (38.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.405° N, 160.438° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.964 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 561 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.853 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 561 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 561 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.859 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.550 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 559 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.978 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 558 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.053 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 558 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.051 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 558 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.738 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 557 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.817 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 557 days ago · 160 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.010 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 557 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.74 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 557 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.040 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 556 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.261 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 552 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.659 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 552 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.857 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 551 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.648 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 551 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.87 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 551 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.693 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 550 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.658 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 549 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.171 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 549 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.174 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 546 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.35 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 546 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.19 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 544 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.964 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 544 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.14 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 543 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.05 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 543 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.561 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 542 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.717 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 541 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.690 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 541 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.769 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 541 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.852 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 541 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.948 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 540 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 540 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.966 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 539 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.725 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 539 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.027 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 539 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.788 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 538 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.277 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 537 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 3.038 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 535 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 3.162 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 535 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.864 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 534 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.738 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 534 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.655 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 533 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.958 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 532 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.834 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 532 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.764 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 530 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.841 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 529 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.067 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.971 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.144 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 529 days ago · 176 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.229 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 527 days ago · 154 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.765 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.829 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 525 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.862 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 525 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 525 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.727 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 525 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.643 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 523 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.532 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 523 days ago · 139 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.959 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 522 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.059 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 562 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.283 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 563 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.662 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 563 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.320 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 564 days ago · 136 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.191 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 565 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.248 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 566 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.843 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 568 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.865 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 569 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.164 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 569 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.829 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 570 days ago · 164 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.45 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 571 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.574 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 571 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.887 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 572 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.667 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 572 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.214 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 574 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.760 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 575 days ago · 173 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 576 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.032 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 577 days ago · 85 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.046 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 577 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.153 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 578 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away

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