Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 279 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 279 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, May 9, 2022, 1:25 PM GMT+12 (01:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-09 01:25:31 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.103° N, 179.321° E
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
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 139 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.8249 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 93 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.9206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.8202 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 174 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.5208 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.7192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.7233 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 176 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.6269 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.8262 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.5280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.0251 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 175 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.6255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 93 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.8287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 108 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.8217 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.6298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.6250 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.0255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 135 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 145 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.6270 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.6292 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.7275 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 194 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.6212 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 3.8195 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 211 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.5298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 124 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.8256 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.8266 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.6236 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.9297 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.3258 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 195 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.7192 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 129 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 88 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.5206 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.6239 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 177 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.4297 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.8231 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 137 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.9254 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.8290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.6283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.6197 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.9266 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.3257 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0225xd2mlr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.