M2.5 earthquake 83 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 83 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Nov 13, 2022, 5:09 PM HAST (03:09 UTC), 72 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 137 km WNW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.115 · 10 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j5xg (also filed as ak022elyqlka). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC.