Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, May 20, 2022, 12:09 PM HADT (21:09 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, 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
2022-05-20 21:09:19 UTC
Depth
76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.073° N, 174.274° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.934 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 72 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.131 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 227 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.712 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 138 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.950 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.668 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.862 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 174 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.682 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.755 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.848 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.760 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.881 km E of Adak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.166 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 143 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.580 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.847 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.748 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.813 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 228 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.580 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.325 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 186 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.268 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 187 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.073 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.552 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.757 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.932 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 135 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.9102 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 3.080 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 240 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.636 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.07 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 168 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.965 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.891 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.773 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.82 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 161 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.813 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 211 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.872 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.835 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 179 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.57 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 157 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.771 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.050 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.917 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 208 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.256 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.913 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.061 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.359 km WNW of Atka, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 183 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.683 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.980 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.977 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.852 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 143 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.653 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 3.641 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.852 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 66 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.665 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.611 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 106 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.547 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.935 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 179 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.687 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.968 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 152 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.8103 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.825 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 116 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.697 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.792 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.880 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.662 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.793 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.123 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 208 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.190 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.564 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.326 km N of Atka, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 198 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.789 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.958 km E of Atka, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.983 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.388 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 155 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.576 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.596 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.846 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 139 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.663 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.943 km W of Atka, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.854 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226fvsnt3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:08 AM UTC.