Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 10:48 PM AKDT (06:48 UTC), 20 km (12 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-07-17 06:48:58 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.572° N, 160.184° 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
17

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. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.984 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.180 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.3102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.9107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.876 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.885 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.9100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.987 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.080 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.978 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.882 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.488 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.281 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.078 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.183 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.976 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.186 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.880 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.974 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.084 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.878 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.980 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.980 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.796 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.288 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.981 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 3.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.488 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.1100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.986 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.091 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.086 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.889 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.983 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.085 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.286 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.794 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.681 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.993 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 3.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.980 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.492 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.596 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.786 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.486 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.794 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.787 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.596 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.886 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.980 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.489 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.089 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.894 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.896 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 3.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.381 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.685 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02593k9qa7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.