M2.0 earthquake 144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Aug 20, 2023, 6:15 PM HADT (03:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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
2.0	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.78	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.316696918119777 · 8 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023ape3fae (also filed as av92011651). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.