Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 42 km ENE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 7:27 PM HAST (05:27 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 83 km ESE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Nov 22, 2022, 7:27 PM HAST
UTC: 2022-11-23 05:27:27 UTC
Depth: 131.4 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 52.028° N, 176.067° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 123°
Stations used: 14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 80 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 us6000j7za (also filed as ak022f0vvhxr). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.