Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 63 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Feb 13, 2018, 11:19 PM HAST (09:19 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 22 km SSW of Adak, 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
2018-02-14 09:19:39 UTC
Depth
35.7 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.362° N, 177.037° 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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 140.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01822knobd (also filed as ak18436085). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.