Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 10:58 PM HAST (08:58 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

More in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-28 08:58:03 UTC
Depth
66.9 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.375° N, 179.279° 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
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  2. 4.4217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.7211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.4213 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.8113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.0119 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.6117 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.8122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.9148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.8152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.6103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.8133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.7176 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.1179 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.3190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 68 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.3225 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 158 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.5133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.7111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 3.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.0148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.1140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.9133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.2188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.992 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 3.0131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 3.1224 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 128 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.7115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.6108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.2151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.999 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.9148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 3.5237 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.9107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.9159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 3.1207 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 3.9224 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 3.1181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.8123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.9116 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 3.0144 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 183 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.2203 km WSW of Adak, AK · 1999 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 3.1127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 3.2141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.7212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 113 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.6137 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.0119 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.9109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.3229 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 3.5137 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.9102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 3.0204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.7119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.3224 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.7135 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.7111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.0116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.4220 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.7255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.0143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.9170 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.2169 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.8139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.9134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.9222 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.8234 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.1267 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.899 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.7225 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.8220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.1111 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.9117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.4109 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 188 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.9213 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212pptdt0. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.