Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 17 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 7:19 PM AKDT (03:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 2 km E of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 7:19 PM AKDT
UTC: 2020-10-14 03:19:59 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.802° N, 150.497° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 13
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.03 · 146 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 1.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -1.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 103

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020d8cog4m (also filed as us6000c85u). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.