M2.6 earthquake 117 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 117 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 3:45 PM AKDT (23:45 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 205 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
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-08-10 23:45:03 UTC
- Depth
- 14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.262° N, 150.436° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.043 · 72 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
- 82
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.6203 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2234 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.766 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.986 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.0206 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.2205 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020a96t0hp (also filed as us7000bdr2). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC.