Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 6:12 AM HADT (15:12 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 251 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 6:12 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-03-25 15:12:49 UTC
Depth: 16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.069° N, 179.775° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 30

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008tpc (also filed as ak0203wtooeq). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.