Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 167 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 167 km S of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 4:57 PM HAST (02:57 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 93 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-18 02:57:38 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.370° N, 176.723° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.195 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.978 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.2164 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.8172 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.1164 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.1167 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.8120 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.0217 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.3193 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.0214 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.7164 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.4179 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.0108 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.577 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.695 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.193 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.890 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.184 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.899 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Andreanof Isl., Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.7213 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.3147 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.777 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.8161 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.2171 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022tt7evr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.