Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 207 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 207 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 5, 2020, 10:19 AM HADT (19:19 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 220 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
2020-05-05 19:19:09 UTC
Depth
27.3 km (17.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.337° N, 178.310° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
29

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5135 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.6157 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.7135 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.6232 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.0128 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.6154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.8220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.9132 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.7133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.9134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.8145 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.7136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.5191 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.7248 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.1125 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.9142 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.7140 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.0143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.7143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.6141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.7126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.5139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.9245 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.8252 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.9191 km SW of Adak, AK · 2296 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.6159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.8189 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.5118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.5188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.8129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.0152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.9142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.4221 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.6133 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.7151 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0205sp521f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.