Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 260 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 260 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 12:43 AM GMT+12 (12:43 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 258 km W of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-13 12:43:09 UTC
Depth
64.1 km (39.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.516° N, 179.649° E
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.097 · 14 stations
2.2ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 4.8 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.6241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.7279 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.6191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.3253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.6203 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.2280 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.2208 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.0213 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 156 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.5220 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 3.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.3204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.4258 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 84 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.6296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 3.1265 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 74 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.7284 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.5182 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.6203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.8243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.6263 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 49 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.7291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.0281 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.8185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.8183 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 3.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.2Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.8173 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.8186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.6189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.6252 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.5275 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 75 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.9250 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.7190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.7243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.9186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.7264 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 203 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.9273 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 68 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.8264 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 90 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.9290 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.7189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.8225 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.5190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.6197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.1225 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.5233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.6295 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away

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