Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 165 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 165 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 9:20 AM HADT (18:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-29 18:20:49 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.766° N, 179.022° 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
32

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3211 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.1169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.6259 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.8185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.9216 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.6151 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.0135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.9131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.2142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.7143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.6257 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.7128 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.8115 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.7133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.0138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.5126 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.5125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.6102 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.0113 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 181 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.7153 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.5126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.7174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.5203 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.9196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.9117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.9133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.0129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.7144 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.6132 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 5.4146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away · tsunami flag
  33. 3.4159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.1148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.0155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.9150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.6147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.1155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.1149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.5151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.0146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.6162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.6148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.4149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.3150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.6153 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.9147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.3151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.8149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.8150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.1151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 3.7155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.1149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.9154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 3.8156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.6154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.5153 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.5147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.5153 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.0191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.6133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.5113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.1178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.9133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.0192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.4177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.7247 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.679 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.9127 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.5165 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.9111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.5131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.7180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.8178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.5210 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.7166 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.7131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b2vcu1e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.