Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 245 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 245 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 8:36 AM AKDT (16:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 257 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-23 16:36:04 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.869° N, 161.799° 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
33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0209fawthz. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.