Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 233 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 233 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Oct 29, 2018, 4:07 AM HADT (13:07 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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
2018-10-29 13:07:58 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.607° N, 179.296° 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.0146 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.8169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.5165 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.4205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.7240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.4240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.5158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.2135 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.0270 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.7138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.9284 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.9152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.4169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.1144 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.1183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.7220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.8219 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.9186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.4178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.9134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.5240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.0204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.6225 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.7265 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.3278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.7235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.8254 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.0161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.9241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.7253 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.3174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.2141 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.9215 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.1145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.3241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.9185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.4140 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.1179 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.3177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.7182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018dvo32it (also filed as ak20321203). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.