Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 51 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 51 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, May 22, 2026, 9:59 AM AKDT (17:59 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 46 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-05-22 17:59:02 UTC
Depth
80.4 km (50.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.212° N, 161.282° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
196°, 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: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.076 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 130 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.788 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 127 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.777 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 126 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.790 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 125 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.2100 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 124 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.593 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 124 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.626 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 123 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.294 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 123 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.816 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 122 days ago · 195 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.946 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 119 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.837 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 115 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.869 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 114 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.973 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 113 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.670 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 113 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.590 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 113 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.276 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 112 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.989 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 111 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.180 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 110 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.862 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 110 days ago · 148 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.690 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 109 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.698 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 108 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.154 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 107 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.938 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 107 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.139 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 107 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.894 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 106 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.748 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 105 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.383 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 105 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.253 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 105 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.096 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 105 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.262 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 104 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.446 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 104 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.645 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 104 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.86 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 104 days ago · 171 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.573 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 103 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.094 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 103 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.839 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 103 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.593 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 102 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.296 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 102 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.194 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 101 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.913 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 100 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.2101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 100 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.2102 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 100 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.330 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 100 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 4.046 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 100 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.419 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 99 days ago · 193 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.430 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 99 days ago · 150 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.073 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 97 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.463 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 96 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.048 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 95 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.292 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 95 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.147 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 95 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.245 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 95 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.358 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 94 days ago · 167 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.273 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 94 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.988 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.197 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 93 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.916 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 92 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.152 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 91 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.376 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 90 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.882 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 90 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 3.185 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 134 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.890 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 134 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.632 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 142 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.181 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 143 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.815 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 144 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.870 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.078 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 145 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.791 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 147 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.198 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 147 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.184 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 148 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.169 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.798 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 149 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.576 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 150 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.490 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 152 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.585 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 153 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.752 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 157 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.487 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 158 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.783 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 159 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.395 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 159 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.894 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 160 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026kbvbta. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.