Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 2:46 AM HADT (11:46 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 2:46 AM HADT
UTC: 2020-08-16 11:46:42 UTC
Depth: 29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.101° N, 178.546° 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, 13.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 34

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 179.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bg03 (also filed as ak020aiww714). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.