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 Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 1:15 AM AKDT (09:15 UTC), 19 km (12 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
2025-08-20 09:15:00 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.578° N, 160.176° 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
24

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.188 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.4118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.982 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 24 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.794 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.948 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 410 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.9120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 410 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.687 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.182 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.098 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.091 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 408 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 38 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.5102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.2110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.0100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.099 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 408 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.195 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 3.073 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.889 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.784 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 407 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.8109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.3156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.772 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 406 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.383 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 406 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.890 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 3.0100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 23 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.9102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.8103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.088 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 411 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.290 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.187 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.093 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.981 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 412 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.086 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.788 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 412 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.792 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 412 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away

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