Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 264 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 264 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 6:56 AM GMT+12 (18:56 UTC), 90 km (56 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), micro
Local time: Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 6:56 AM GMT+12
UTC: 2022-06-12 18:56:55 UTC
Depth: 89.9 km (55.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 51.706° N, 179.538° E
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 3.6 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 106°
Stations used: 17

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

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i9l4 (also filed as ak0227hvnhqy). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.