M2.9 earthquake 104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Sep 7, 2020, 5:18 AM AKDT (13:18 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 156 km SSE of Akutan, 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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.7	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: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 74.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bny2 (also filed as ak020bjbqn9c). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.