Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 63 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 63 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, May 22, 2020, 4:04 AM AKDT (12:04 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, May 22, 2020, 4:04 AM AKDT
UTC: 2020-05-22 12:04:32 UTC
Depth: 50.3 km (31.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.904° N, 161.140° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 159°
Stations used: 47

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast63 kmSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 96.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a40r (also filed as ak0206kp0r8j). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.