Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 189 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 189 km S of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 5:17 PM HAST (03:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-12-30 03:17:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.171° N, 176.820° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
67

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d6rn (also filed as ak020grp1tya). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.