Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 41 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 5:51 AM HAST (15:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 103 km NNE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.0 (mb), light
Local time: Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 5:51 AM HAST
UTC: 2020-03-06 15:51:47 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.020° N, 176.084° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.08
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 122°
Stations used: 51

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 150.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008b40 (also filed as av62143646, ak02031epfk5). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.