M4.4 earthquake 151 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 151 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Aug 27, 1974, 9:24 AM GMT-10 (19:24 UTC), 36 km (22 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-08-27 19:24:55 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.942° N, 178.839° 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
- 6
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.0138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 19035 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.892 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 19043 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
- 5.7110 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 19045 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.8109 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 19046 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.1172 km W of Adak, Alaska · 19055 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007tn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.