Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 7:36 AM AKDT (15:36 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 97 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
2026-08-13 15:36:15 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.528° N, 160.155° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
274°, 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: 96 since this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.674 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 51 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.398 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.568 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 50 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.986 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 50 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.4108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 50 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.493 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.3129 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 49 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.6108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 46 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 46 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.493 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.5113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 45 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.592 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 45 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.585 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.162 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 44 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.77 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.0106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 43 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.092 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 42 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.2142 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 42 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 3.389 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 42 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.814 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.7113 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 40 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.325 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 39 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.5103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.758 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.591 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.3108 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.748 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.287 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 38 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 4.188 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 38 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.982 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 38 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.589 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.213 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 36 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.0104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 35 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 3.376 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 35 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.488 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.558 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.9110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 34 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 3.072 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.469 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 31 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.6102 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 3.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 30 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.671 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 30 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 4.597 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 29 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.482 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 28 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.888 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 27 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.591 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 27 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.698 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.588 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 3.1109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 26 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 4.189 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.070 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.397 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.828 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 24 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.093 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.5111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.595 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 51 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.696 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 52 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.1117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 52 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 52 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.997 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.367 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 53 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.394 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.095 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.494 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.384 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.0109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.9105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.9100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 54 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 54 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.3115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 54 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.9103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 54 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026pyydcm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.