Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska on Sun, Sep 27, 2020, 4:47 PM AKDT (00:47 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 20 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-28 00:47:20 UTC
Depth
37.8 km (23.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.861° N, 147.771° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.032 · 132 stations

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020chugigv (also filed as us6000c20e). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC.