M2.8 earthquake 103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, May 6, 2020, 9:06 AM AKDT (17:06 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 58 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 101.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009kcm (also filed as ak0205ubetkc). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC.