Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 64 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 64 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 2:13 AM AKDT (10:13 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 64 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-18 10:13:21 UTC
Depth
75.1 km (46.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.859° N, 161.063° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 18.9 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 since this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.299 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.399 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.5108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.493 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.596 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.792 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.483 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.5104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.793 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 14 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.796 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.7102 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 12 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.489 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.185 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.553 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.695 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.7117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.3123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 8 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.986 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 8 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.659 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 8 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.058 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 5 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.064 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 4 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.086 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.417 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 16 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.9102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 16 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.399 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.495 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 17 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.951 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 17 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.478 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 18 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.5117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 20 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 21 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.487 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.392 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.299 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.093 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.828 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.397 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 23 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.070 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 56 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.259 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026snadpg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.