Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 37 km E of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 37 km E of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 18, 1986, 5:34 PM HADT (02:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 90 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1986-08-19 02:34:07 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.838° N, 176.095° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.364 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14649 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.488 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14638 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.946 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 14625 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.1108 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14612 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.199 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14611 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 5.0110 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 14610 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 5.445 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14608 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.977 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14605 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 5.225 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14604 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.579 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14603 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.767 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14602 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 5.690 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14592 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.888 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14656 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.780 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.987 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.784 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.979 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14667 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 5.076 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.354 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.986 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14669 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.785 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 5.588 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 14673 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.844 km E of Adak, Alaska · 14674 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.497 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14675 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.793 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14676 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.669 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 14676 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 5.683 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14676 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 5.876 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 14676 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.993 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 14677 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.952 km S of Adak, Alaska · 14678 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xa0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.