Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 45 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 45 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 23, 2020, 12:42 PM HADT (21:42 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 52 km WNW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, May 23, 2020, 12:42 PM HADT
UTC: 2020-05-23 21:42:40 UTC
Depth: 50.1 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.529° N, 176.279° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 14.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 126 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 us6000a6tk (also filed as ak0206mi561a). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.