Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 77 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 77 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, May 6, 2025, 2:21 AM AKDT (10:21 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-06 10:21:44 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.739° N, 159.868° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.784 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 515 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.673 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 515 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.3150 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 515 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.5125 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 515 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 515 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.846 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 515 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.4146 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 515 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.7104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 514 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.2161 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 514 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.173 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 514 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.2138 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 514 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.5138 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 514 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.8128 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 512 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.0142 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 512 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.4109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 511 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.070 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 509 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.0131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 509 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.5120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 508 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 4.9133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  24. 1.56 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 4.3156 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 4.1152 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.870 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.6162 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.769 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.773 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 505 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 3.0157 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 504 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.560 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 504 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 503 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 3.2131 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.2146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 3.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 501 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 500 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.883 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 499 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.666 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 499 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.738 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 499 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.750 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 498 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.8103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 498 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.2149 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 498 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.8159 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 498 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 496 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.924 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 496 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.947 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 496 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.7129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 495 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 493 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 493 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 3.469 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 492 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.281 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 492 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 492 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.983 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 492 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.720 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 492 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.054 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 492 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 492 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.079 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 492 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.249 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 517 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.882 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.042 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 518 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 519 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.531 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 519 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.6112 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 520 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.959 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 522 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.643 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 523 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.727 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 525 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 525 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.1142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 525 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.765 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 526 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 528 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.7118 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.971 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.067 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 529 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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