Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 197 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 197 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, May 2, 2022, 10:42 PM HADT (07:42 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-03 07:42:49 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.821° N, 179.505° 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
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7264 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.6283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.8290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.9254 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.8159 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.7133 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 229 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.7158 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.6157 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.6127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.7131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.5129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.9158 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.7133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.7119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.5189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.9147 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 252 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.8231 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.5180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.6239 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 177 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.7127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.9279 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.9200 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.5189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.8249 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 93 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.6242 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.6140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.8227 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.9206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 105 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.8202 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 174 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.1194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.5208 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 83 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.8131 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.8196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.7192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 124 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.7233 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 176 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.6269 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.8262 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.6176 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.5280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.0251 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 175 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.5186 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.6255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.8111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 3.8287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.8217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.5112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.8147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.6250 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.8116 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.7187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.8157 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.0255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 135 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.6126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.9127 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 171 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.6270 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 3.0191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.6292 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.7275 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 194 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.7131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 166 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.7138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 124 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.1106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.9141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.2180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.6134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.9266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.3257 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.0236 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.7126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.0207 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.8192 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 215 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.6178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.8132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.8140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.6150 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.9212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.9258 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.1194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.9119 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.9152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0225njituo. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC.