M7.0 earthquake 69 km SW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 69 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, May 1, 1971, 8:08 PM GMT-10 (06:08 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-05-02 06:08:27 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.403° N, 177.302° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 6433), matched to this event by time and place.
NOAA’s record of this earthquake gives no deaths, injuries or damage.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 25.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 4.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem784013 (also filed as ushis3159, atlas19710502060825). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.