Significant magnitude 5.2 earthquake 60 miles southeast of Sand Point, Alaska, United States

Just 11 minutes ago, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Sand Point, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, at 11:10 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 19 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2 as well.
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 60 miles from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 16, 2025 01:10 pm (GMT -9) local time (16 Jul 2025 22:10 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 30.40 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.53°N / 159.91°W (Alaska, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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