M3.2 earthquake 149 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 149 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 31, 2020, 12:10 PM HADT (21:10 UTC), 30 km (19 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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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
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.8	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: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 151.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bn1t (also filed as ak020b7vp177). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.