M2.3 earthquake 105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 9:16 PM AKDT (05:16 UTC), 26 km (16 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 126.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020a8vx3mk. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.