Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 12:54 AM AKST (09:54 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-08 09:54:22 UTC
Depth
68.9 km (42.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.941° N, 162.883° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.5101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.486 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.6178 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.864 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.774 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.5110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.7166 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.960 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.953 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.2108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.1125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2434 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.9107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.791 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.291 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.488 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.5115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.990 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.564 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.869 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.652 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.957 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.285 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.9201 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.958 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.293 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.279 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 3.195 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.891 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.623 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.681 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.884 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.8109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.541 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.2114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.6102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.632 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.785 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.644 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.026 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.873 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.990 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.5102 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.6117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.681 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2467 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.851 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.797 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.077 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.8121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.6167 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.296 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.183 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020ddzark. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.