Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Aug 22, 2025, 8:59 PM AKDT (04:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 231 km S 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
2025-08-23 04:59:01 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.108° N, 160.104° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3220 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 406 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.0228 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 406 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.5233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.3156 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 405 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.8231 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.3202 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 396 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.1230 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 407 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.2272 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 408 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.7234 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 408 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.4171 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 412 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.1224 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 420 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.8245 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 422 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.1209 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 436 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025asq0xtx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.