M2.0 earthquake 78 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Wed, May 20, 2020, 4:59 AM AKDT (12:59 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 96 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-20 12:59:47 UTC
- Depth
- 24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.387° N, 151.044° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.290 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.226 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.875 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.773 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.075 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.082 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.996 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0206heilm5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.