Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 108 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 108 km S of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Mar 7, 2022, 7:55 AM HAST (17:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 43 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

More in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-03-07 17:55:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.901° N, 176.591° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-3.3 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
75

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 160.

Before

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h2ur (also filed as ak02231fx5it). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.