Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 103 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 6:50 AM AKDT (14:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 95 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 6:50 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-08-10 14:50:04 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.407° N, 160.393° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
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.

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast104 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 since this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 112.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tk4s (also filed as aka2026ptinil). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.