Alaska earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 1:17 PM AKDT (21:17 UTC), 24 km (15 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2025-07-16 21:17:57 UTC
Depth
23.9 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.465° N, 160.058° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
83

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 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.287 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.1105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 32 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.490 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.690 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.4102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.987 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.985 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.083 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.078 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.9108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.194 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.489 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.090 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.392 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.6104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.5101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.278 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 4.599 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 3.2101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.991 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.982 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 3.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 3.1100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.891 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.989 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 4.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 3.793 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.4118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 3.196 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.870 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 3.083 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.085 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.9106 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.986 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 3.1106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 3.484 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 3.389 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 3.394 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 3.5132 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 3.697 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 4.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 4.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 5.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  49. 3.2118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 3.382 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 3.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.587 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 3.079 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 3.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.993 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.998 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.3103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.998 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.290 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 4.389 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.9109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.286 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.492 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.075 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.784 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.188 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.978 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.389 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.0105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.180 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.888 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.293 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.2106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.592 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.477 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.494 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.2125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 441 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qdpc (also filed as ak025925h8r2). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.