Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 68 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 4:11 AM HAST (14:11 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 47 km WSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 4:11 AM HAST
UTC: 2020-12-16 14:11:45 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.447° N, 175.922° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 37

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 125.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d203 (also filed as ak020g4q1ca6). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.