Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 54 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 54 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 12:32 AM HAST (10:32 UTC), 158 km (98 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 47 km WSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 12:32 AM HAST
UTC: 2020-11-25 10:32:02 UTC
Depth: 157.8 km (98.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.195° N, 176.028° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cpm6 (also filed as ak020f5xhq71). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.