M2.9 earthquake 94 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 94 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 4:56 PM AKST (01:56 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.2 · 18 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 189.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000rr7e (also filed as ak2026bkwkfu). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.