Alaska earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 63 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 63 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, May 8, 1986, 2:58 PM HADT (23:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 57 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-05-08 23:58:36 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.358° N, 176.253° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.675 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 5.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.890 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.489 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.876 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.976 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.559 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.587 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 5.158 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 4.493 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.889 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 5.097 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 5.276 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 5.0111 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.4110 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.099 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.383 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.878 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.970 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14752 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.885 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 4.6104 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 4.481 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 5.387 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.523 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14751 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 4.967 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 4.6Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 4.287 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 4.489 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.891 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 4.750 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 4.795 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 3.888 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14750 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 4.380 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14749 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 4.990 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 4.873 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 4.984 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14748 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 4.783 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 4.882 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 4.993 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14747 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 4.0122 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 4.098 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 4.3114 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14746 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 5.082 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 4.6101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 4.889 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 4.7Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 3.880 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 4.5133 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14745 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 4.677 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 4.4106 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 4.555 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 4.984 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14744 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 4.077 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 4.8106 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14743 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 4.0109 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14742 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 4.389 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14742 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 4.9112 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14742 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 4.898 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14742 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 4.492 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.896 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.683 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.7101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.898 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.993 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 5.288 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14753 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.696 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.882 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.2107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.994 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.7112 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.799 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.5101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.887 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 5.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.788 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.0100 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.878 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14754 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away

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