M2.2 earthquake 176 km S of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 176 km S of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Dec 6, 2016, 5:25 PM HAST (03:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 203 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-07 03:25:20 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.297° N, 176.376° 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
- 14
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.1110 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.8203 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.8172 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.2173 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016fpnqe5r (also filed as ak14718078). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.