Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 53 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 8:20 PM HADT (05:20 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 88 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
2025-03-14 05:20:52 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.428° N, 176.365° 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
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.625 km S of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.621 km W of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.619 km W of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.658 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.521 km W of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.276 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.620 km W of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.648 km S of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.499 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.8100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.861 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.846 km W of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.972 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 566 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 565 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.623 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 564 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.956 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.950 km S of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.963 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.6102 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.978 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.063 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.062 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 3.170 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 563 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.5104 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.042 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.773 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 5.098 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.3102 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 4.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.089 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 562 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 5.693 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  32. 5.494 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  33. 3.492 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.797 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 3.498 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 3.289 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 3.580 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.291 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 5.287 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.693 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.083 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 4.087 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.7122 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.790 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 3.981 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 3.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.6112 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 3.580 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 3.798 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.994 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.099 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.171 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.490 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 3.995 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.097 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 3.294 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 4.991 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 3.889 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.288 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.5106 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 561 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.193 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 567 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.975 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 567 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.948 km S of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.157 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.054 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.853 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.668 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.079 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.720 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.721 km W of Adak, Alaska · 568 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.847 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.878 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.047 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.072 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.559 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.767 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 569 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.655 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.853 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 570 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.378 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 571 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.723 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 571 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0253ctbwff. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.