Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 93 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 93 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 7:50 AM AKST (16:50 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 7:50 AM AKST
UTC: 2020-12-18 16:50:45 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.346° N, 165.276° 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 5.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 26

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast94 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d3v8 (also filed as ak020g82j9km). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC.