Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 108 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 108 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 12:20 PM AKST (21:20 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 111 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-20 21:20:07 UTC
Depth
24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.883° N, 163.355° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.2111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.8Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.1125 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.770 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.9107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.291 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.7106 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.7111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.8111 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.794 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.488 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.5115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.6122 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.990 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.564 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.869 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.652 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.895 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.9201 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.958 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.293 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.096 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.0148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.0107 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.861 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.279 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 3.195 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.891 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.0102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.623 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 131 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.383 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.681 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.8109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.174 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.097 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 4.1111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.986 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.966 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.060 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.3114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.8117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.697 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.9131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.878 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.052 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.6110 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.654 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.953 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.960 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.684 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.7166 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.5110 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.3112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.676 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.774 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.687 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.135 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.486 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 62 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.066 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.5101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.5162 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.3153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.0107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.2114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.6102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.785 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020xfdd5f. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC.