Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Thu, Apr 2, 2020, 10:52 AM AKDT (18:52 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 78 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-04-02 18:52:33 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.309° N, 159.448° 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.

Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.956 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.975 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.267 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.859 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.926 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.937 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.979 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.778 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.259 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.765 km SSE of Sand Point, AK · 2355 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.631 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.660 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.940 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.767 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.657 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.869 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.721 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.343 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.858 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.650 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.655 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.963 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.719 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.716 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.951 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.660 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.959 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.772 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.339 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.075 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.581 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.616 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.268 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.043 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.662 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.946 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.719 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.699 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.955 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.721 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.950 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.665 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.929 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.753 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.964 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.024 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.051 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.138 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.859 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.510 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.836 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.263 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.133 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.3125 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.839 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.843 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.058 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.426 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.863 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.016 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.647 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.625 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.539 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.542 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.230 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 135 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.997 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.131 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 61 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.6110 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.790 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.214 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.915 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.618 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.862 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0204a40aod. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.