Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Mar 10, 2018, 2:47 AM HAST (12:47 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 81 km SW 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: Sat, Mar 10, 2018, 2:47 AM HAST
UTC: 2018-03-10 12:47:47 UTC
Depth: 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.347° N, 178.279° 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: 15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 121.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01836biboq (also filed as ak18696726). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.