Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 264 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 264 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 4:15 AM GMT-12 (16:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 254 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-13 16:15:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.165° N, 179.247° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
283°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.0264 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1547 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.8216 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.1254 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.7255 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.2288 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.7203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.7231 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.2257 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.0260 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.8261 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.5257 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.8south of the Aleutian Islands · 1573 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.1293 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.1295 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.0289 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.8south of the Aleutian Islands · 1584 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.6240 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.7280 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.6south of the Aleutian Islands · 1595 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.1298 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.8296 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i976 (also filed as ak0227jhr4ng). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.