Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 90 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 90 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 1:23 PM AKDT (21:23 UTC), 30 km (19 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
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2025-07-16 21:23:45 UTC
Depth
30.2 km (18.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.576° N, 159.977° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
43

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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

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qdpg (also filed as ak025925ihw4). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.