Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 43 km WNW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 5:24 PM HADT (02:24 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 125 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-01 02:24:05 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.039° N, 177.200° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
335°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 160.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91105941. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.