Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 27 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 9:12 PM AKDT (05:12 UTC), 159 km (99 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km NE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-14 05:12:58 UTC
Depth
159.2 km (98.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.341° N, 165.555° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.241 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.927 km ENE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.816 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.820 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.677 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.696 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.871 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.196 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.538 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.585 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.949 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.869 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.644 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.998 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.933 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 84 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.278 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.795 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.537 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.794 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 3.054 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.622 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 92 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 4.371 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.568 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.692 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.680 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.773 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 3.747 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.951 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.663 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.021 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 3.780 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.971 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 3.242 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 92 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.0Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.272 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2156 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 4.484 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.864 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.074 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2155 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 4.547 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 120 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 3.374 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.976 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.073 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.531 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.970 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.972 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.193 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.876 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2152 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.831 km SW of Akutan, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.646 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.924 km E of Unalaska, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.849 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.915 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.276 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.658 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.946 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.280 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.614 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.546 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.786 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.396 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.2101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.731 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 87 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.715 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.814 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.515 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.199 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.514 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.966 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.779 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020burpeg2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.