Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 3:42 AM HADT (12:42 UTC), 30 km (19 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: Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 3:42 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-06-13 12:42:18 UTC
Depth: 29.8 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.170° N, 178.367° 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, 14.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 194.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000afav (also filed as ak0207l32i6b). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.