Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 5:26 AM HAST (15:26 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 230 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 5:26 AM HAST
UTC: 2020-12-24 15:26:40 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.124° N, 178.986° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 301°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 120.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d609 (also filed as ak020ghz0r9e). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.