Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 79 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 79 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 3:32 AM AKDT (11:32 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-07-17 11:32:24 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.709° N, 159.894° 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
16

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. 2.177 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.983 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.982 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.880 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.984 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.179 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.785 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.867 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.867 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.974 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.283 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.082 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.082 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.985 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.992 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.2103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.192 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.978 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.980 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.097 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 3.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.990 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.384 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 3.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.290 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.5110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 3.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 3.4102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.287 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.487 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.4111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.9121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.087 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.9114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.798 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.898 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.186 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 3.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.7100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.887 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.686 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.978 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.485 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.280 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.177 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.0113 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.287 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.287 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.866 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.286 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.987 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.995 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.689 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.695 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.088 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 443 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02593n5ea1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.