Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 85 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 85 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 5:56 AM AKDT (13:56 UTC), 35 km (22 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: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 5:56 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-03-25 13:56:36 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.426° N, 165.261° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 238°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 32

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast86 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008tpb (also filed as ak0203wsr7vq). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.