Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 79 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 79 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 10:55 PM AKDT (06:55 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (mb), minor
Local time: Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 10:55 PM AKDT
UTC: 2020-08-17 06:55:39 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.577° N, 165.011° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.14
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 163°
Stations used: 66

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast80 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bfug (also filed as ak020akhiajk). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.