Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 92 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 92 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 11:27 AM AKDT (19:27 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 11:27 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-10-22 19:27:58 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.029° N, 163.275° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 30

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast130 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 73.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cb6g (also filed as ak020dlujvgt). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC.