M5.6 earthquake 82 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 82 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Feb 6, 1971, 3:53 PM GMT-11 (02:53 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 95 km SSW 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.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-02-07 02:53:09 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.162° N, 176.975° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5103 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 20316 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.590 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 20312 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.895 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 20265 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem786957. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.