Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 73 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 73 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 12:05 PM HAST (22:05 UTC), 170 km (106 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 29 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-18 22:05:36 UTC
Depth
170.1 km (105.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.154° N, 175.660° 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
16

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 62 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 ak021esw6foo. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.