M5.4 earthquake 93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 12:42 PM AKDT (20:42 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 91 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
5.4	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.087 · 45 stations
5.4	mb, body-wave	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qd56 (also filed as ak02592512kp). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.