Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 52 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 52 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Feb 24, 2026, 7:20 AM AKST (16:20 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 85 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-24 16:20:24 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.055° N, 159.839° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.779 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 220 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.5108 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 219 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.7105 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 219 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.8112 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 219 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.799 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 219 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.856 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 218 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.796 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 218 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.455 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 218 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.7101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 218 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.461 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 216 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.5117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 216 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.787 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.6109 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 215 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.599 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 215 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.4127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.830 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.149 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 213 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.6107 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 213 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.124 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 213 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.385 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 213 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 3.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 212 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.2102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 211 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 211 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.592 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 211 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.740 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 211 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.852 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 209 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 209 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.9125 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 206 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 206 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.993 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.4100 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 205 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.782 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.375 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 204 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.275 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 204 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.797 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 204 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 204 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.392 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 204 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 204 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 204 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.813 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 204 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.029 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 204 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.848 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 203 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.3103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.2102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.495 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 203 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.5120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 3.153 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 201 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.5108 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 199 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 3.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 198 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.8102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 3.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 197 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.3104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.4104 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.855 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.364 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.690 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.7115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.398 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.495 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.495 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 223 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.563 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 223 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.381 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 223 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.448 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 223 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.6138 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 223 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.4122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 223 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.598 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 224 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 224 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.499 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 224 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.395 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 224 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.6114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 224 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dwjrog. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC.