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 Mon, Jul 21, 2025, 7:45 AM AKDT (15:45 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 141 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
2025-07-21 15:45:34 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.634° N, 160.247° 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
15

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.194 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.783 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.889 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.597 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.794 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.789 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.797 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.792 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.677 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.588 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.591 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.290 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.1107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.694 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.886 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.888 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.692 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.592 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.788 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.891 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 3.385 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.688 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.3103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.398 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.783 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.786 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.693 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.886 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.794 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.785 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.191 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.986 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.578 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.690 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 3.188 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.788 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.492 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.983 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.683 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.396 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.480 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.887 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.985 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.685 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.796 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.8110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.092 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.593 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.492 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.792 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.188 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 439 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0259abrbox. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.