M4.4 earthquake 294 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 294 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jul 28, 1974, 6:20 AM GMT+12 (18:20 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-27 18:20:52 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.478° N, 179.154° E
- 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 21
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp00007ba. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC.