M2.8 earthquake 81 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 81 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Jul 31, 2025, 8:26 AM AKDT (16:26 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 141 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-07-31 16:26:52 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.604° N, 160.435° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations |
| 2.8 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
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 2.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 195°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 35
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.482 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 429 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.488 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.095 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.777 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.985 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.593 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.6103 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 429 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.494 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.7112 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.284 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.798 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.7102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.690 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.684 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.796 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.2104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.693 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.092 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.6112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.4105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.192 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.8100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.687 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.9103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.692 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.694 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.699 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.7103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.774 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.999 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.380 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.180 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.598 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.676 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.2110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.977 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.185 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 428 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.899 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.587 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.892 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.799 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.7113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.670 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 428 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 3.186 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.289 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.586 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.592 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.582 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.881 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.287 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.589 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.081 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.196 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.387 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.087 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 429 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.492 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 430 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
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