Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 59 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 59 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Sep 7, 2020, 10:02 AM AKDT (18:02 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Sep 7, 2020, 10:02 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-09-07 18:02:54 UTC
Depth: 83.1 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.099° N, 154.571° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 164

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 87.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020bjemgey (also filed as us7000bjcx). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.