Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 86 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Aug 8, 2025, 3:54 AM AKDT (11:54 UTC), 21 km (13 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-08 11:54:18 UTC
Depth
20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.620° N, 159.968° 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
22

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. 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.1120 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.127 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.785 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.091 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.086 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.083 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.388 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.089 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.187 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.2110 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.897 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.6103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.8107 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.6104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.999 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 419 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.778 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 3.488 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.791 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.893 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.681 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 418 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.9101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.7119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.7128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.9108 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.574 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 418 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.986 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.979 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 418 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.199 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.8105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.671 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.197 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.5123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.793 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 3.795 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.794 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.5116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 418 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.777 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.9103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.688 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.782 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.493 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 420 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.686 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.283 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.284 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.083 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.789 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.571 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.985 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.089 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.2114 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 421 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025a413qab. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.