Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 6:46 PM HADT (03:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 78 km NNW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-10-13 03:46:31 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.919° N, 176.542° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
6

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 181.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91118213. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.