Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 12, 2020, 6:19 PM HADT (03:19 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, May 12, 2020, 6:19 PM HADT
UTC: 2020-05-13 03:19:04 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.272° N, 178.999° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 33

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 167.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a1du (also filed as ak02065nwvwk). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.