Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 6:15 PM AKST (03:15 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 89 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 6:15 PM AKST
UTC: 2020-12-18 03:15:03 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.341° N, 159.650° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 40

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast123 kmSSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d3uy (also filed as ak020g7ul14z). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.