Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 97 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 97 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 1:40 PM AKDT (21:40 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-14 21:40:53 UTC
Depth
16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.493° N, 160.079° 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
26

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. 2.294 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.297 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.296 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.296 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.297 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.286 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.082 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.093 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.085 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.397 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.393 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.488 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.897 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.488 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.977 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.186 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.988 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.172 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.983 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 413 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.995 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.796 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.4171 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.887 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.276 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 3.3146 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.387 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.1109 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 410 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.785 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 4.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.792 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 410 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.788 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 410 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.086 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 410 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 3.093 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.290 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.084 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.094 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 414 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.092 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.682 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.389 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.296 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.082 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.896 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.7104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.391 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.494 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.797 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 415 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025ae4775c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.