Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 23, 2025, 8:59 AM AKDT (16:59 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-07-23 16:59:30 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.608° N, 159.983° 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. 1.785 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.886 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.781 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.969 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.879 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.790 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.786 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.788 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.075 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.380 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.784 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.688 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.689 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.792 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.888 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.984 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.080 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.686 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.686 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.589 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.690 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.982 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.889 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.580 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.781 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.783 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.090 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.889 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.889 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.985 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.788 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.781 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.687 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.985 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 3.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.690 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.388 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.790 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.084 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.790 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.772 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.391 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.387 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.491 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.693 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 31 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.185 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.790 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 434 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.883 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.888 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.084 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.789 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.791 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.792 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.888 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.291 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.982 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.885 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.880 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.885 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.479 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 435 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0259dnig1f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.