Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 93 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 93 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 27, 2020, 3:34 AM AKDT (11:34 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, May 27, 2020, 3:34 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-05-27 11:34:48 UTC
Depth: 23.7 km (14.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.011° N, 163.358° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 3.8 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 46

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast135 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 91.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a8u5 (also filed as ak0206syaimf). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.