Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 42 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 10:45 AM HADT (19:45 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 103 km NNE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 10:45 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-04-11 19:45:08 UTC
Depth: 7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.029° N, 176.070° 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: 16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 145.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0204p0ea5d (also filed as av62154906). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.