Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 1:19 AM AKDT (09:19 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 91 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (mb), minor
Local time: Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 1:19 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-06-05 09:19:49 UTC
Depth: 45.5 km (28.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.772° N, 164.111° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 25.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.17
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 42

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast116 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000aafv (also filed as ak02077suker). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.