M4.3 earthquake 167 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 167 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 8, 1976, 12:55 AM GMT-11 (11:55 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-01-08 11:55:33 UTC
- Depth
- 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.356° N, 178.906° 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
- 11
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5168 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18531 days ago · 52 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.9145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18491 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.8136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18481 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.3140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18481 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18472 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ebt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.