Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 55 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jul 27, 2023, 6:06 PM HADT (03:06 UTC), 172 km (107 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 44 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-28 03:06:23 UTC
Depth
172.1 km (106.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.090° N, 175.898° 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
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 178.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0239lp565g. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.