M5.0 earthquake 114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Sep 18, 1980, 11:49 PM GMT-10 (09:49 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-09-19 09:49:13 UTC
- Depth
- 54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.580° N, 178.222° 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.
- Stations used
- 42
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00019vj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.