Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 105 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 9:27 PM AKDT (05:27 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 91 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-07-17 05:27:50 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.422° N, 160.932° 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
14

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.883 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.886 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.981 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.381 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.977 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.282 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.486 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.7103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.788 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.981 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.979 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.968 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.185 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.782 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.8129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.877 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.393 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.486 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.694 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 3.6108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.5101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.991 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.998 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.686 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.587 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.690 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.886 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.794 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.889 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.889 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.882 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.682 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.786 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.082 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.589 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 3.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.980 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.582 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.982 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.386 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.878 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.288 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.990 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.790 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.685 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.381 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 3.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.675 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.093 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.985 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.786 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.885 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.783 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.1119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.696 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.881 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.789 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.987 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.079 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.889 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 442 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02593jjs0c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.