Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 9:08 PM HADT (06:08 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-17 06:08:42 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.233° N, 178.370° 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
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.179 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.984 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.666 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.8166 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 5.1185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 5.2186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away · tsunami flag
  8. 2.5190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.8188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.5190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.5133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.0129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.9191 km SW of Adak, AK · 2298 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.8188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.673 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.6151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.5108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.867 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.3196 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.872 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.5118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.6159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.470 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.580 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.775 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.7205 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.951 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.8155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.8190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.5118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.5188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.8118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.645 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.971 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.5108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 3.089 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.7129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.680 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.981 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.875 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.8205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.8129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.889 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.5148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.885 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.5184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.757 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.1147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 3.0152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.2139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.883 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.6122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.8122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.9237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 4.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.579 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.581 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.643 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.6148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.6136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.562 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.680 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.7126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.964 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.5186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.5109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.6109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.9169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.6141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.7143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.0143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.7140 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.9142 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 5.0141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 45 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.680 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.684 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0207rlg228. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.