M1.8 earthquake 145 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 145 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Sep 7, 2020, 2:45 PM HADT (23:45 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.95	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.239597159843819 · 17 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 145.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020bjhusyo (also filed as av91122081). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.