Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 41 km E of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 41 km E of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 12:57 AM HADT (09:57 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 76 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-24 09:57:58 UTC
Depth
133.3 km (82.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.908° N, 176.036° 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
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020cbdq93f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.