M2.6 earthquake 134 km WNW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 134 km WNW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Nov 24, 2022, 6:39 PM HAST (04:39 UTC), 178 km (111 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 134 km W 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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.6	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: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 166 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 144.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j8xk (also filed as ak022f46fau9). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.