Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 223 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 223 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jul 2, 2022, 4:48 AM HADT (13:48 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 235 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-02 13:48:03 UTC
Depth
85.7 km (53.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.813° N, 179.870° 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
28

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 186.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0228evdfun. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.