Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 96 km W of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 96 km W of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Aug 31, 2020, 11:58 PM AKDT (07:58 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 27 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-01 07:58:36 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.014° N, 164.893° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.280 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.057 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.276 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.427 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 159 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.741 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.822 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.585 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.811 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.933 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.722 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.330 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 157 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.529 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.731 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.319 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 145 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.822 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.068 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.364 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 190 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.958 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.683 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.740 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.9106 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.821 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2247 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020b9b6kl3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.