Quakes · tsunami
85 km ssw of sand point, alaska
USGS-US6000KXME
- issued
- 2023-08-03 19:33Z
- status
- cancelled 2023-08-06 19:33Z
- self-cancels
- 2023-08-06 19:33Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- Gulf of Alaska
- position
- 54.639, -161.072
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
85 KM SSW OF SAND POINT, ALASKA. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.6 (MWW) IN 54.639N 161.072W, DEPTH 35 KM AT 031933Z AUG 23. 2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES. 3. USGS EVENT US6000KXME. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000kxme
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
82 within 180 nm since 1997 · 1 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- 88 km se of akutan, alaska2026-04-25
- 91 km sse of sand point, alaska2025-07-20
- 96 km sse of sand point, alaska2025-07-17
- 2025 sand point, alaska earthquake2025-07-16
- 146 km sse of sand point, alaska2024-08-01
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.2 occurred in vicinity 54-30.00N 160-48.00W at 160648Z jul2023-07-16
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Timeline · 7 messages since 2023-07-16 · closed 2023-08-06
- 2023 sand point, alaska earthquake2023-07-16 → 2023-07-19
- 81 km ssw of sand point, alaska2023-07-16 → 2023-07-19
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.3 has occurred in vicinity 54-30.00N 160-48.00W at 160648Z jul2023-07-16 → 2023-07-16
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.4 occurred in vicinity 54-30.00N 160-48.00W at 160648Z jul2023-07-16 → 2023-07-16
- Earthquake with magnitude of 7.2 occurred in vicinity 54-30.00N 160-48.00W at 160648Z jul2023-07-16 → 2023-07-16
- Cancel NAVAREA XII 442/23 and this msg, tsunami warning canceled2023-07-16 → 2023-07-16
- 85 km ssw of sand point, alaska this message2023-08-03 → 2023-08-06
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