July 16, 2025 Tsunami: Sand Point, AK, United States
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake began at Sand Point, AK, United States on July 16, 2025 at 20:37:39 UTC. The water rose as high as 0.1 meters. Its effects were recorded at 2 places.
Where the waves reached
The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.
- Under 1 m
- 1 to 3 m
- 3 to 10 m
- 10 to 30 m
- 30 m and more
- Height not recorded
The tsunami
- Date
- July 16, 2025, 20:37:39 UTC
- Source
- Sand Point, AK, United States
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 7.3, 20 km deep
- Maximum water height
- 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
- Runups recorded
- 2
- Warning
- Local Tsunami Warning issued by a regional or national warning center
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Definite tsunami
- Source location
- 54.549° N, 160.472° W
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.
Every runup
Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Point, AK, AK | United States | 88 | 0.1 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) | day 16, 21:33 | ||
| King Cove, AK, AK | United States | 132 | 0.08 | Tide gauge (half the maximum wave height) |
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Sources
Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 6037.