Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 9:16 PM AKDT (05:16 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 75 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-25 05:16:27 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.685° N, 161.141° 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.667 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.7113 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.778 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.572 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.255 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.587 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.659 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.763 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.850 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.691 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.752 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.279 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.9118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.662 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.9118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.1126 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.9154 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.257 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.255 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.549 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.6118 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.9128 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.963 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.580 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.8119 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.929 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.757 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.650 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.670 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.873 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.786 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.371 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.779 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.282 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.677 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.679 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.678 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.760 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.9123 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.861 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.658 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.081 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.081 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.762 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.661 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.957 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 4.751 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.891 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.650 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.089 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.949 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.747 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.581 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.1117 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.8113 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.750 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.8101 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.652 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.898 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.756 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.584 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.283 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.985 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.558 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.177 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.8100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.981 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.668 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.578 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.572 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.646 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209ifbhs4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.