Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 82 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 82 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jun 18, 2022, 2:53 PM HADT (23:53 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 22 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ml), minor
Local time: Sat, Jun 18, 2022, 2:53 PM HADT
UTC: 2022-06-18 23:53:46 UTC
Depth: 65.2 km (40.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.520° N, 177.690° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i9ki (also filed as ak0227rvu2xv). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.