Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 9, 2022, 1:06 AM HAST (11:06 UTC), 3 km (2 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: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Jan 9, 2022, 1:06 AM HAST
UTC: 2022-01-09 11:06:31 UTC
Depth: 2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.911° N, 176.563° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 131°
Stations used: 22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gapm (also filed as av91459496, ak022f2f8q8). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.