Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 124 km W of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 124 km W of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 2:09 PM HAST (00:09 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 2:09 PM HAST
UTC: 2022-12-23 00:09:47 UTC
Depth: 19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.776° N, 178.433° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 145°
Stations used: 15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 137 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 us6000jb8e (also filed as av91736636, ak022geewxeq). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.