M2.8 earthquake 95 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 95 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, May 27, 2020, 6:53 AM AKDT (14:53 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.074 · 24 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 91.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a8u6 (also filed as ak0206t070ax). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.