Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 233 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Dec 30, 2020, 12:18 AM AKST (09:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 149 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Dec 30, 2020, 12:18 AM AKST
UTC: 2020-12-30 09:18:03 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.250° N, 160.183° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 269°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 29

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast233 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d7m2 (also filed as ak020grsmg09). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.