M5.2 earthquake 105 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 105 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jun 6, 1976, 7:44 AM GMT-10 (17:44 UTC), 54 km (34 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-06-06 17:44:09 UTC
- Depth
- 54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.497° N, 178.030° 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
- 105
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.147 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 18362 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.0178 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18341 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.6185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18341 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.2184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18341 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.995 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 18324 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000grr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.