Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 129 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 129 km W of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Dec 9, 2022, 7:56 AM HAST (17:56 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 63 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Dec 9, 2022, 7:56 AM HAST
UTC: 2022-12-09 17:56:07 UTC
Depth: 97.3 km (60.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 51.699° N, 178.482° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jb78 (also filed as ak022frjsfep). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.