M3.2 earthquake 93 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 93 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 1:03 PM AKDT (21:03 UTC), 33 km (21 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
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.121 · 9 stations
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 202.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qdp6 (also filed as ak025925e7wo). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.