M2.9 earthquake 96 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 96 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Jul 5, 2020, 1:38 PM AKDT (21:38 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
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-07-05 21:38:56 UTC
- Depth
- 11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.117° N, 150.957° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 3.0 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.042 · 74 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
- 101
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 2252 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.3169 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.7180 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.6117 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.766 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0208lm89b2 (also filed as us7000aifj). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC.