M1.6 earthquake 96 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 96 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 9:59 AM HAST (19:59 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, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- AV
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-12-22 19:59:43 UTC
- Depth
- -1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.845° N, 178.030° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.596 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.0124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.270 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.1181 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.095 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.8101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.1123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.1144 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.1129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.096 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.085 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.982 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.5174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.297 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 94 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.980 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.890 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.2148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.596 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1375 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.494 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.783 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.847 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.6153 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.419 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 169 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.1128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.7111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.653 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.722 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.656 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.99 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.074 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.756 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.1106 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.4102 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.048 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1369 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.0146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.1174 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.8128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.9159 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.595 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1367 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.899 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.1117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.686 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.3157 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.1132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.029 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.0151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.860 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.0126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.753 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.5130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.868 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 3.0125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.083 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.095 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.937 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.896 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.1171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1380 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.696 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1381 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.9132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.536 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.9125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.1154 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.794 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1381 days ago · -2 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.1104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.683 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.8117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.868 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1383 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.04 km NNW of Adak, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.9162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.746 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av91736376. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.