Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 6 km ESE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jan 8, 2022, 1:39 AM HAST (11:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 14 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.8 (mb), minor
Local time: Sat, Jan 8, 2022, 1:39 AM HAST
UTC: 2022-01-08 11:39:39 UTC
Depth: 9.7 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.861° N, 176.538° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 1.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -0.8 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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 2.9 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.11
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 168°
Stations used: 82

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gabc (also filed as av91459081, ak022df2zko). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.