M5.8 earthquake 65 km S of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 65 km S of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Aug 16, 1973, 2:16 AM GMT-10 (12:16 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-08-16 12:16:59 UTC
- Depth
- 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.287° N, 176.644° 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.
- Stations used
- 120
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.263 km S of Adak, Alaska · 19395 days ago · 48 km deep · 1 km away
- 5.647 km S of Adak, Alaska · 19395 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.037 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 19395 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.161 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 19395 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.661 km S of Adak, Alaska · 19395 days ago · 53 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.954 km S of Adak, Alaska · 19394 days ago · 51 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.779 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 19385 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000033e (also filed as ushis3245, iscgem757325). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.