Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 193 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 193 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Dec 6, 2022, 2:56 PM HAST (00:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 186 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-07 00:56:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.240° N, 175.667° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
302°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7191 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.4142 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.8201 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.4163 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.3108 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.9211 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.9182 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.5167 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.5186 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.9112 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.0193 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.8193 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.1169 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.2187 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.7187 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jagv (also filed as ak022fnylfls). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.