Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 6:37 AM HADT (15:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 170 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 6:37 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-06-29 15:37:02 UTC
Depth: 9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.557° N, 178.724° 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: 25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0208blf97v (also filed as av62188861). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.