Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 11:32 PM HAST (09:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-08 09:32:43 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.074° N, 179.708° 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.

Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.8172 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.9133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.7157 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.2152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.1194 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.1162 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.9137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.9135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.1134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.7243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.8252 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.9178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.9149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.8154 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.0242 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.8150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 4.8184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 3.5173 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.9139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.0135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.5193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 3.8212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.8224 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 4.2227 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 5.6209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away · tsunami flag
  28. 4.6199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.4216 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 3.0217 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.2206 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 3.5213 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 3.5218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 4.1236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 3.8237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 3.6136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.8228 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 3.0208 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 3.9180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.1204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 3.1234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 4.0218 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 4.1211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.8179 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.9213 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 4.8220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 3.7225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 3.1267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.8234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 3.9222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.8139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.2169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.9170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.0143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 3.7255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.4220 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.2191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 5.4185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  59. 4.4217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 4.7211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.8205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.9258 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.6240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.2250 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.1193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.5210 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.6247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.6253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.9185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.1245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.2241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.9253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.3241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.1176 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.0231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.7230 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.0236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.9242 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.7251 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ddummt. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.