Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 126 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 126 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 10:36 PM HADT (07:36 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-06-16 07:36:36 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.205° N, 178.113° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 14.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.680 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.562 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.6136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.6148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.643 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.5139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.179 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.984 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.666 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.8166 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 5.1185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 5.2186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away · tsunami flag
  14. 2.5190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.8188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.5190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.5133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.0129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.9191 km SW of Adak, AK · 2294 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.8188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.673 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.6151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.5108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 3.867 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.3196 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.872 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.5118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.6159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.470 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.580 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.775 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.951 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.931 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.8155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.8190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.5118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.5188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.8118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.645 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.971 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.5108 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.642 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 3.089 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.7129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.680 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.0122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.981 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.875 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.8129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.889 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.5148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.885 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.5184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.757 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.1147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 3.0152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.2139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.659 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.964 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.5186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.5109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.6109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.9169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.6141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.7143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.0143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.7140 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.9142 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 5.0141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.680 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.684 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.6127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 162 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.556 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.1125 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.2147 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.967 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ag8k (also filed as ak0207pyo4r7). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:19 AM UTC.