M7.0 earthquake 114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jul 5, 1929, 3:19 AM GMT-11 (14:19 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M7.3 88 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1929-07-05 14:19:09 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.459° N, 178.153° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.33
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.685 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 35507 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
- 6.272 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 35507 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.7104 km W of Adak, Alaska · 35506 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
- 5.8150 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 35506 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
- 7.388 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35505 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.075 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 35504 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
- 6.0118 km W of Adak, Alaska · 35501 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
- 6.3155 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 35496 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.9131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 35478 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem908189 (also filed as ushis805). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.