Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 75 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 75 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 1:02 PM AKDT (21:02 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 99 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-12 21:02:44 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.107° N, 159.382° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.275 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.797 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.4112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.392 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.4104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.9112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.813 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 202 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.029 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 202 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.848 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.3103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 201 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.495 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 201 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.791 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 201 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.894 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 200 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 200 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.5120 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 200 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.153 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 199 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.5108 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 197 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.5112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.8102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.599 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.795 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.134 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 194 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.048 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 194 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.219 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 193 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.924 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 193 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.687 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 193 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.991 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 193 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.589 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.498 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 192 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.694 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 191 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.9103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 191 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.457 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 191 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.691 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 190 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.3106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 190 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.450 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 190 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 190 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.564 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 190 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.492 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.479 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 190 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.272 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 190 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 4.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 3.2103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 3.2112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.9109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.6108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.373 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 189 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.195 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 189 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.1100 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.3108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 188 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.281 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 187 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 187 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.880 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 187 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 187 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 187 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.118 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.782 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.993 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 204 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.6103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 204 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.8113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 207 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.7116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 208 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.852 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 208 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.592 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 209 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.6128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 209 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 209 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.0100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 210 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 211 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.385 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 211 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.124 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 211 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.149 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 212 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.830 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.822 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.4127 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 213 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.787 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026facrtc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.