Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 97 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 97 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 4:26 PM AKST (01:26 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Unimak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

King Cove forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-12-17 01:26:44 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.986° N, 163.228° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.224 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.922 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.826 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.562 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.829 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.925 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.6103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.0116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.640 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.2108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.131 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.991 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.022 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.697 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.231 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.627 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.068 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.740 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.7140 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.892 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.577 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.284 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.721 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 4.030 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.848 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.655 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.9104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.1113 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.894 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.470 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.480 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 5.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.3121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.8121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 3.5121 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 3.5117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 4.3121 km ESE of Akutan, AK · 2091 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.6125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.3116 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.0122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.2119 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.646 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.817 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.981 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.088 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 2.2116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 3.490 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 3.570 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 5.071 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  52. 3.084 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.093 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.043 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.965 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.595 km S of False Pass, AK · 2075 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.179 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.770 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.876 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.186 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.5106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.1105 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.188 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.7132 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.285 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2123 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.842 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.8116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.9Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.280 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2128 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.6173 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2136 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.090 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2137 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.924 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.5111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2138 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.6186 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.266 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020g65x9hl. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.