Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 65 km ENE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Jun 14, 2022, 4:40 AM HADT (13:40 UTC), 240 km (149 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 150 km NE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-06-14 13:40:55 UTC
Depth
239.5 km (148.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.499° N, 173.371° 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 17.1 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 104.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000i87x (also filed as ak0227l3nlbe). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.