Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 1:44 PM AKST (22:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 35 km S of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-18 22:44:44 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.092° N, 156.961° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.371 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.563 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.816 km NW of Naknek, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.662 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.578 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 129 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.959 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 163 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.569 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.258 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 157 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.668 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.839 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.485 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2081 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.876 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.548 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 166 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.978 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 132 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.857 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 138 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.974 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 126 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.835 km S of King Salmon, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 205 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.967 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.738 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.762 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 144 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.968 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 148 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.771 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.169 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 151 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.973 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 147 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.881 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.778 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.271 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.064 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.23 km ENE of Portage Creek, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.271 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 139 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.856 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.583 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 116 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.885 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.930 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.558 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2126 days ago · 146 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.640 km W of Pilot Point, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.979 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 118 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.054 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2130 days ago · 143 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.167 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.682 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.152 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020g862k9d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.