M2.9 earthquake 106 km NW of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 106 km NW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 8:35 PM AKDT (04:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-08-08 04:35:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.465° N, 164.707° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.683 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.364 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 190 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.871 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2237 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.396 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.822 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bayn (also filed as ak020a5kczo8). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.