Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 80 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 3:11 AM AKDT (11:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 55 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (mb), minor
Local time: Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 3:11 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-03-08 11:11:31 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.261° N, 169.294° 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 5.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 52

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast257 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008ecs (also filed as ak02034n5sfv). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 PM UTC.