Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 10:57 AM AKDT (18:57 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (ml), light
Local time: Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 10:57 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-06-08 18:57:02 UTC
Depth: 21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.565° N, 164.763° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 167°
Stations used: 41

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast92 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 94.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a83s (also filed as ak0207cx1k44). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.