Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 9:20 PM AKDT (05:20 UTC), 25 km (15 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-22 05:20:02 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.563° N, 159.675° 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
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.091 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.997 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.391 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.5102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.2110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.0100 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.099 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 406 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.195 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.073 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.889 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 406 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.9142 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 405 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.295 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.8109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.3156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.383 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 405 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.890 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 3.0100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.285 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.291 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.190 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.084 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.299 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 404 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 403 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 403 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.6115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 403 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 5.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 403 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  46. 3.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 403 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 403 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 3.0120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 403 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 403 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.287 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.597 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.497 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.988 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 3.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 401 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 401 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 401 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 2.098 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.182 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.687 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.9101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.9120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.794 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.787 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.982 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.4118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 409 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away

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