Significant 5.3 quake hits near Sand Point, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Sand Point, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, was reported only 5 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 20 miles beneath the epicenter in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, at 5:30 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Sand Point (pop. 1,100) located 63 miles from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 16, 2025 05:30 pm (GMT -11) local time (17 Jul 2025 04:30 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 32.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.48°N / 159.95°W (Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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