Mag. 2.3 earthquake - Gulf of Alaska, 21 mi south of Shumagin s Island, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on Sunday, 2 August 2020 at 00:37 (GMT) -
Quake Data | Interactive map | User Reports | Earlier quakes in same area | Quakes in the US | Alaska | Alaska | Washington DC
Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 24 km depth
2 Aug 02:34 UTC: First to report: USGS after 1 hour and 57 minutes.
Magnitude: 2.3
Depth: 23.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 54.8679°N / 160.2975°W
(Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United States)Nearest volcano: Dana (104 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
54 km (33 mi) SSE of Sand Point (pop: 1,060) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) E of King Cove (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) SSW of Perryville (pop: 113) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) SSE of Nelson Lagoon (pop: 52) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (98 mi) E of Cold Bay (pop: 123) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) SSW of Chignik Lake (pop: 73) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) SW of Chignik Lagoon (pop: 78) --> See nearby quakes!
199 km (124 mi) E of False Pass (pop: 40) --> See nearby quakes!
6176 km (3837 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
6176 km (3837 mi) NW of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (21 mi) S of Shumagin s Island --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) W of Chernabura Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 108 joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.3 | 24 km | 53 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (USA) | USGS |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
At magnitude 2.3, this quake was probably too small to be felt by humans, but it could be recorded instrumentally.
There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it be the first to report it!
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Mag. 2.3 earthquake - Gulf of Alaska, 21 mi south of Shumagin s Island, Aleutians East County, Alaska, USA, on Sunday, 2 August 2020 at 00:37 (GMT)
Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
