Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Aug 27, 2025, 9:37 PM AKDT (05:37 UTC), 26 km (16 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-28 05:37:10 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.451° N, 160.000° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.190 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 399 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.5107 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 399 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 399 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 399 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 399 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 398 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 398 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 398 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.193 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 398 days ago · 24 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.6101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 398 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.188 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 398 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 398 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 398 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.5109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 398 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.084 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.181 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.285 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 3.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.971 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 397 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.068 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.397 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.387 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 397 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 3.396 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 396 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.7108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 396 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.6107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 396 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.194 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 396 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.794 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 396 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.799 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.091 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.5106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 4.1104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 37 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 3.086 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.892 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.193 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.992 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.1137 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.991 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 395 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.792 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 395 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 394 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.288 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 394 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.994 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 394 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.3130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 394 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.7139 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 394 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.1118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 394 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.1142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 394 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.8111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.298 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.988 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 400 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.984 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 401 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 401 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.497 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 401 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.597 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 401 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.490 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 401 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.287 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 401 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 401 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.290 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 401 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.0120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.1100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 5.0103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 31 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.6115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.189 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 402 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away

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