Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 124 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 124 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Mon, Nov 2, 2020, 11:08 PM AKST (08:08 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 140 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Sand Point forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-03 08:08:01 UTC
Depth
30.8 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.019° N, 157.965° 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
3.7ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
4.3mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.147 · 13 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 118.

Before

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020e5ic2rf (also filed as us7000c9mv). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.