Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Dec 30, 2020, 5:04 AM AKST (14:04 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 75 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Dec 30, 2020, 5:04 AM AKST
UTC: 2020-12-30 14:04:00 UTC
Depth: 29.5 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.671° N, 159.762° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 88°
Stations used: 76

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast88 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 us6000d4c1 (also filed as ak020grvilo8). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.