Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 228 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 228 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Sun, Feb 6, 2022, 1:07 AM AKST (10:07 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-06 10:07:44 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.628° N, 163.447° 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.

Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7196 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.7159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.2136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.1134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.8223 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.3135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.8216 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.7177 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.1153 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.2217 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.0136 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.0134 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.4211 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.5262 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.8238 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.1154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.3232 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.0240 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.5177 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.8150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.0135 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.0143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.3236 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.9221 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.7202 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.8193 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.1153 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221pcvrrh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.