Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 5:48 AM AKDT (13:48 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.3 2025 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 5:48 AM AKDT
UTC: 2025-06-04 13:48:34 UTC
Depth: 20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.393° N, 160.791° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 2.7 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 38

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast106 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qj5e (also filed as ak02574kbs9i). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.