M2.9 earthquake 54 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 54 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 6:03 AM HADT (15:03 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 32 km N of Adak, 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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.085 · 18 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

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 151 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lcl5 (also filed as ak023c37afz5). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.