Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 36 km NE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 36 km NE of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 2:49 PM AKST (23:49 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 35 km SE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 2:49 PM AKST
UTC: 2020-01-30 23:49:50 UTC
Depth: 107.0 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.395° N, 165.448° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 18

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast36 kmNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007mtb (also filed as ak0201e03zvi). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC.