Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 184 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 184 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Feb 28, 2016, 5:08 AM HAST (15:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 97 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-28 15:08:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.531° N, 175.084° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.397 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3872 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.8203 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.3189 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.796 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.3130 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.5129 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.0132 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.3175 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.3100 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.1113 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.9123 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.9104 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.1113 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.6120 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.2103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.0113 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.4116 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.3109 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.3114 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.3159 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.5225 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.8105 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.0149 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.8112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 3.4101 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.1134 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.6105 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.3168 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.1112 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3829 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.399 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3822 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.4113 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.396 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.896 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.3164 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.5160 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.6189 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.7106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.2196 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.3174 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3894 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.9140 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3899 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.4136 km S of Atka, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.9118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3901 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0162ptoshr (also filed as ak12942356). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.