M4.0 earthquake 20 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 26, 2022, 2:09 AM HAST (12:09 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 68 km SE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.0	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.149 · 12 stations
4.0	mb, body-wave	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

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

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ghc5 (also filed as ak02217766r7). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.