Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 88 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 88 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 5:29 AM HAST (15:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 71 km WNW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2020-01-24 15:29:06 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.851° N, 177.913° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
5

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.688 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.174 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.095 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.187 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.085 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.678 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.079 km W of Adak, AK · 2441 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.988 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.179 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.082 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.384 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.979 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.489 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.880 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.979 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.179 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.388 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.978 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.877 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.880 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.681 km W of Adak, AK · 2441 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.877 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.776 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.577 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.982 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.778 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.980 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.688 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.084 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.783 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.989 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.489 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.674 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.692 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.985 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.785 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.075 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.980 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.984 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.873 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.781 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.986 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.077 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 4.087 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.174 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.980 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.584 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.983 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.178 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.492 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.974 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.882 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.1107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.774 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.690 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.188 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.382 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.279 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.879 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.079 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.182 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.073 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.974 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.081 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.093 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.779 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.088 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.985 km NW of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 195 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.077 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.077 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.181 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.084 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.280 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.978 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.183 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av62128541. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.