M2.5 earthquake 54 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 54 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, May 14, 2020, 9:54 AM HADT (18:54 UTC), 173 km (108 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 100 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 137.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009nwl (also filed as ak02067klb6s). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.