Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 121 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 121 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 4:54 PM AKDT (00:54 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 4:54 PM AKDT
UTC: 2020-08-09 00:54:00 UTC
Depth: 33.5 km (20.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.767° N, 163.584° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 14.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 29

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast149 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 133.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000be62 (also filed as ak020a75mmgi). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.