Alaska earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 134 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 134 km W of Adak, Alaska on Wed, May 20, 2020, 4:31 AM HADT (13:31 UTC), 134 km (84 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
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-05-20 13:31:31 UTC
Depth
134.4 km (83.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.943° N, 178.589° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
62

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 181.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a446 (also filed as ak0206hepa5j). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.