Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km E of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km E of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Aug 6, 2025, 11:58 PM AKDT (07:58 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-07 07:58:38 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.329° N, 160.412° 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
29

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. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.291 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.093 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.17 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.076 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 421 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.089 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.985 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.571 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.789 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.083 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.284 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.283 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.686 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.493 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.782 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.688 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.777 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.086 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.127 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.785 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.091 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.086 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.083 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.388 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.089 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.187 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.897 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.999 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.778 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 3.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 3.488 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.141 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 418 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.791 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.893 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.681 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 418 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.574 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 418 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.986 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.979 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 418 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.299 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.338 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 422 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.3100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 422 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.388 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.597 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.182 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.095 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.284 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.584 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.389 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.290 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.293 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away

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