M2.8 earthquake 55 km SSW of Central, Alaska
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Central, Alaska on Sun, Jul 5, 2020, 1:03 AM AKDT (09:03 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-07-05 09:03:40 UTC
- Depth
- 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.116° N, 145.255° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 3.0 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.038 · 92 stations |
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
- 94
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.619 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.725 km SE of Circle, Alaska · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.928 km SE of Central, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.810 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2257 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.613 km S of Central, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0208levj43 (also filed as us7000ai7z). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.