Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 52 km S of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 52 km S of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 6:53 PM AKST (03:53 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 68 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-30 03:53:04 UTC
Depth
62.2 km (38.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.661° N, 165.780° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 28.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5114 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.850 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.062 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.344 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.579 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.991 km SSE of Akutan, AK · 2091 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.855 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.181 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.381 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.571 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.658 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.113 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.875 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.077 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.383 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.750 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.929 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.548 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 3.440 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.190 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.676 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 3.390 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.148 km SSW of Unalaska, AK · 2075 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.538 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.080 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.585 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.840 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.1104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.090 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.282 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.543 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.653 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 4.068 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.760 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 3.476 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.597 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.796 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.084 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.774 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.922 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 90 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.073 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 3.488 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.591 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.7101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.082 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.074 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.081 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.731 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.910 km NE of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.840 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.66 km NNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.254 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.68 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.64 km ENE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.65 km ESE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.723 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 79 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.7100 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.070 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.282 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.638 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.827 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.660 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.243 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.971 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.731 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.0109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.836 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.880 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.187 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.893 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.658 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.874 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.876 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d4dw (also filed as ak020grp98v9). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.