Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Jun 26, 2020, 10:41 PM AKDT (06:41 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Jun 26, 2020, 10:41 PM AKDT
UTC: 2020-06-27 06:41:37 UTC
Depth: 34.4 km (21.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.713° N, 164.111° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 16.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 42

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast119 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 151.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ajrm (also filed as ak0208850l9q). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.