M2.9 earthquake 122 km SSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 122 km SSW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 9:54 PM HADT (06:54 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 62 km ESE 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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 156.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i7ln (also filed as ak0227g0yhfw). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.