Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 98 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 98 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 9, 2022, 10:22 AM HAST (20:22 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-01-09 20:22:28 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.335° N, 177.762° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 56 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 us7000gi5b (also filed as ak022f7vkie). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.