3.3
Earthquake Details: 128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, United States
8/15/2026, 4:17:42 PM
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred near 128 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, United States on 8/15/2026 at 4:17:42 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth10 km
Significance168
Latitude54.2879
Longitude-159.6710
Event IDus6000tl9j
Magnitude3.3
Updated:8/18/2026, 4:53:47 PM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/15/2026, 8:17:42 AM AKDT
- UTC
- 8/15/2026, 4:17:42 PM UTC
10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.1118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM3.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM3.469 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska, United StatesBeforeM3.3119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, United StatesAfterM2.9189 km SE of Akutan, Alaska, United StatesAfterM3.554 km SE of Perryville, Alaska, United StatesAfterM3.176 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska, United StatesAfterM4.541 km SW of Karluk, Alaska, United StatesAfterM3.292 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, United StatesAfterM3.293 km SE of King Cove, Alaska, United StatesAfterM3.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska, United StatesAfterM3.687 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska, United StatesAfter
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