Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 63 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 63 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 5:52 AM AKST (14:52 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 91 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 5:52 AM AKST
UTC: 2020-01-20 14:52:05 UTC
Depth: 23.6 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.771° N, 160.543° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 24

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast63 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007ikf (also filed as ak020xbe615). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.