Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, May 26, 2025, 6:40 AM AKDT (14:40 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.3 2025 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake. 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
2025-05-26 14:40:23 UTC
Depth
53.0 km (32.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.139° N, 160.336° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.947 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 494 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.032 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 493 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 491 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 491 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.469 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 490 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.281 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 490 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.983 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 490 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.720 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 490 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.746 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 490 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.054 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 490 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 489 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.079 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 489 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.774 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 489 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.232 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 489 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.375 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 487 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.499 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 487 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.4107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 487 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.4116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 487 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.449 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 486 days ago · 160 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.8106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 485 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 484 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.533 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 483 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.079 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 483 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.8101 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 483 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.927 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 481 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.978 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 480 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.922 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 480 days ago · 89 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.931 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 479 days ago · 134 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.081 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 479 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.174 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 478 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.063 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 478 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.965 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 478 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.660 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 478 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.812 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 477 days ago · 44 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.758 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 473 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.657 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 471 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.660 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 471 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.888 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 471 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.861 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 471 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.892 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 471 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.362 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 469 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 468 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.446 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 468 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.0117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 466 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.385 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 466 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.870 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 465 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.283 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 465 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 464 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.127 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 464 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.963 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 464 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.678 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 464 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.962 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 462 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 462 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.960 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 462 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 462 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.08 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 461 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.8119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 459 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.669 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 459 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.742 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 459 days ago · 173 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.679 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 494 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.954 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 495 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.810 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 496 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.8103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 496 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 496 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.750 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 496 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.738 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 497 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.666 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 497 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.883 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 497 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 497 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.360 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 497 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 499 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.754 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 500 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 501 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.560 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.773 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.769 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 502 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.870 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 503 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.56 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 503 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256pp1d0j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.