Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 93 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 93 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 1:28 PM AKST (22:28 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 48 km S of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-11 22:28:03 UTC
Depth
26.9 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.487° N, 164.881° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.9 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.5110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.7166 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.182 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.274 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.325 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.952 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 88 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.684 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.970 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.2107 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.8146 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.271 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.943 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.1125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.177 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.956 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.032 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.3135 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.770 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.223 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.880 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.291 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.677 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.7106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.7111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.8111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.075 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.770 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.794 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 3.2177 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.5115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.6122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.670 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 3.848 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.769 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.7129 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.969 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 3.784 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 3.787 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 3.881 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.0148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.0107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.773 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 3.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 3.366 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 3.668 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 72 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.035 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.383 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.230 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.8109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.676 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.687 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.066 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.371 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.3153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.2114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.087 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.3171 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.0155 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.359 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.0108 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.1101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.6117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.133 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.776 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.345 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.797 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.519 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007de3 (also filed as ak020ik6dop). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.