Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 212 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 212 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 4:06 AM AKDT (12:06 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 258 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-03 12:06:42 UTC
Depth
41.5 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.118° N, 162.067° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3236 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.9144 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.8238 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.9155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2162 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.6246 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2160 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.0201 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2154 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.9258 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2153 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.4161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.5135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.5203 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.9251 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.6186 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.0233 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2131 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.6173 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2129 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.4154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.6174 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.9237 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.5194 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.3165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.3124 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020cqb1ur1. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.