M1.8 earthquake 41 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jan 18, 2020, 2:57 PM HAST (00:57 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 92 km SW of Atka, 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
1.88	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.238 · 9 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 142.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020vfjvro (also filed as av62124171). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.