Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 69 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 7, 2022, 5:59 PM HAST (03:59 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 132 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-08 03:59:00 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.286° N, 176.995° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

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 3.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.8130 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.86 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.65 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.57 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.76 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.96 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.65 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.63 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.96 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.96 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.049 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.66 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.84 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.498 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.61 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.946 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.824 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.752 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.98 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 3.024 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.621 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.080 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.785 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.582 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.267 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.56 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.97 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.766 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.6128 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.230 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.668 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.2123 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.571 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.075 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.988 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.745 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.715 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.846 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.9131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.833 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.773 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.66 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.861 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.946 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.795 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.78 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.961 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 3.948 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 3.383 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.958 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.61 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.195 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.777 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.7111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.951 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.684 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.7141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.936 km W of Adak, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.980 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.636 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.961 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.55 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.981 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.7121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.83 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.89 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.812 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.963 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.058 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.5134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.16 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.664 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.8123 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.859 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.3147 km S of Adak, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ghhe (also filed as ak022dafq2m). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.