Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 98 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 98 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 1:28 PM AKST (22:28 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-19 22:28:51 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.484° N, 160.088° 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 24.6 km horizontally, 24.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
273°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.0118 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 255 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.256 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 255 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.994 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 255 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.367 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 254 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.164 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.084 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 253 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.194 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 5.2123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.3124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.4125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.0129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.6113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.9126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.9125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.2121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 3.1144 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.2125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 3.2130 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.8129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.3121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.296 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.383 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.5126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.7124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.2107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.5136 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 3.3122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.4117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 252 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.4126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 252 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.6128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 252 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.6120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 252 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.7124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.994 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 251 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.5120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 4.1122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 250 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 3.274 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 247 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 4.066 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 247 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 3.057 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 3.566 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.8108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.9122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 246 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.8120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 245 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.8125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 244 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.6126 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 244 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.992 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 243 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.947 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 243 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 243 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 3.0137 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 243 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 3.368 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 242 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.247 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 241 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 3.075 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.747 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 240 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.262 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 239 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 2.595 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 256 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.495 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.690 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 257 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.5109 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 257 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.784 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 257 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.5127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 258 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.677 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 259 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.864 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 259 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.997 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 260 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.676 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 260 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 261 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.769 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.299 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 261 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.7109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 262 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.685 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 262 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.595 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 262 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.8112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 263 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.690 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 263 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bitugs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.