Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 6:17 PM AKST (03:17 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 71 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.5 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 6:17 PM AKST
UTC: 2020-01-26 03:17:47 UTC
Depth: 111.9 km (69.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 59.196° N, 153.759° 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

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Stations used: 220

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 130 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 ak020171v2d3 (also filed as us60007g5q). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.