M4.7 earthquake 179 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 179 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Apr 6, 1976, 3:33 AM GMT-11 (14:33 UTC), 64 km (40 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-04-06 14:33:11 UTC
- Depth
- 64.0 km (39.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.437° N, 179.128° 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
- 26
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.1191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18456 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.3180 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18457 days ago · 64 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.3163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18458 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.8189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18458 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.7113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18460 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fsn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.