M2.3 earthquake 254 km S of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 254 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, May 5, 2020, 5:44 AM AKDT (13:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 238 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-05 13:44:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.586° N, 162.876° 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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.2220 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.2196 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.0169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.2224 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.6238 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.8163 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.6169 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205slptmm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.