M3.9 earthquake 82 km SE of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 82 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Nov 27, 1973, 12:06 AM GMT-11 (11:06 UTC), 19 km (12 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-27 11:06:46 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.260° N, 175.959° 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
- 8
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.396 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 19310 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.9133 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 19311 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.092 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 19311 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.588 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 19313 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
- 6.399 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 19313 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
- 6.489 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 19313 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.131 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 19316 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.853 km S of Adak, Alaska · 19316 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004an. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.