M2.9 earthquake 246 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 246 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Nov 19, 2022, 8:01 PM HAST (06:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 170 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-11-20 06:01:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.822° N, 177.940° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 280°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 19
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.6173 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.0170 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.8249 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j727 (also filed as ak022evxpaeh). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.