Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 55 km SE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 55 km SE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jun 29, 1986, 8:49 PM HADT (05:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 75 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-06-30 05:49:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.600° N, 175.970° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.475 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.236 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.093 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.291 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.484 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.761 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 14694 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 5.063 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.975 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14691 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.569 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14688 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14686 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 5.527 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14685 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 5.026 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 14685 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.888 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14677 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.0101 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14675 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.879 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 5.257 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14672 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.983 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14672 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.952 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14671 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 5.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 5.683 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.669 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14670 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 4.793 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.497 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14668 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 4.844 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 5.588 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 4.785 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 4.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14666 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 4.986 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 4.354 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 5.076 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14662 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 4.795 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14661 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 5.979 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14660 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 4.784 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14660 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 4.987 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14660 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.780 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14660 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 4.3Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14654 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 4.888 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 4.237 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14645 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 4.364 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14642 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.558 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.853 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14695 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.383 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14701 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.359 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 14702 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.6101 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14702 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.4109 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14702 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.263 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 14702 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.2118 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.665 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.887 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4135 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 5.4125 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.7100 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.576 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14703 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.536 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 14706 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.271 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14706 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14706 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.589 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14707 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 6.557 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14707 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.5104 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14707 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vk1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.