M3.0 earthquake 75 km NE of Juneau, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 75 km NE of Juneau, Alaska on Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 10:50 AM AKST (19:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-24 19:50:03 UTC
- Depth
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.705° N, 133.383° 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.062 · 34 stations |
| 2.8 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
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 2.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 49°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.053 km E of Juneau, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.253 km N of Juneau, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.748 km ESE of Skagway, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.629 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d2p1 (also filed as ak020gi1jjtx). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.