Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 160 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 160 km S of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 7:42 PM HADT (04:42 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 182 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-08 04:42:17 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.437° N, 176.755° 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.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
38

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.778 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.888 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.6122 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.0190 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.1135 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.0193 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.5179 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.6198 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.7167 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.0160 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.778 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2255 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.670 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.3182 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.0172 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2242 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.0115 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.7163 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.9218 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.8178 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.1180 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.793 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.568 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.6100 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2277 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.667 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.175 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.875 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.8189 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.872 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.065 km S of Adak, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.889 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.565 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0208qaqpp3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.