M1.6 earthquake 97 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 97 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 11:45 AM HAST (21:45 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 63 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-13 21:45:33 UTC
- Depth
- -1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.852° N, 178.052° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.675 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.796 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1386 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.8156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.8122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.597 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1386 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.580 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.0130 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.6123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.060 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.991 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1385 days ago · -2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.399 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.499 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.998 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1385 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1384 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.9126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.1125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.053 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.9130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.396 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.4175 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.746 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.9162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.04 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.868 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.8117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.683 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.1104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.794 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.1154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.536 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.1171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.896 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.937 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.095 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.083 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.596 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.0124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.270 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.1181 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.095 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.8101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.1144 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.1129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.096 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1375 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.085 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.982 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.689 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.289 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.0169 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.790 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.789 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1388 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.596 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.296 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.196 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.9182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.6134 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 181 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.481 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.069 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.1136 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.1138 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.994 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.2131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91079718. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.