M5.0 earthquake 49 km NNW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 49 km NNW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jul 14, 1983, 5:55 PM GMT-10 (03:55 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
Map
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-07-15 03:55:54 UTC
- Depth
- 129.7 km (80.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.290° N, 176.889° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt on Adak.
From the USGS event page for usp0001wtn. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0001wtn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.