Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 191 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 191 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 1:50 PM AKDT (21:50 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-16 21:50:17 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.148° N, 162.980° 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

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Stations used
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 77.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02093t7knv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.