Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 202 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 202 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Oct 10, 2020, 2:11 AM AKDT (10:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 258 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-10 10:11:38 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.643° N, 164.035° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8238 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.8212 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.0163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.2160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.5171 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.9157 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.7156 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.9155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2165 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.6246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.7162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2163 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.8122 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.0160 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2161 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2158 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.5139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.9258 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2157 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.2162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.9203 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.3166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.6115 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.6113 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.0233 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2134 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.6173 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.7137 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 3.0205 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.3153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.0207 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.2227 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.3192 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.3161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.6174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.0162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.0146 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020d1unc6f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.