M2.0 earthquake 82 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 82 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Thu, Jul 2, 2020, 12:09 AM AKDT (08:09 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 169 km ESE 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
- 2020-07-02 08:09:29 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.193° N, 151.154° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.996 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 2252 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.3169 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.7180 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.6117 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.766 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0208gfpbem. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.