M2.1 earthquake 85 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 85 km W of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 22, 2020, 10:05 PM HAST (08:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 133 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.99	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.199 · 8 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201265itr (also filed as av62127496). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.