Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 85 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 85 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Jul 28, 2025, 8:31 PM AKDT (04:31 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2025-07-29 04:31:29 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.577° N, 160.333° 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
20

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. 2.191 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.792 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.693 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.685 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.677 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.580 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.794 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.680 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.491 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.786 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.9101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.395 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.587 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.787 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.685 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.687 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.290 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.498 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.590 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.597 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 431 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.887 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.892 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.893 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.189 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.790 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.7130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.2113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.789 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.189 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.695 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 430 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.389 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.889 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.788 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.888 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 3.887 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.385 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.689 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 430 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.385 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.789 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.680 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.897 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.587 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.554 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.672 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.697 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 431 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.690 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.988 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.573 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.995 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.398 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.950 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 431 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0259ndfblt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.