M5.2 earthquake 239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 239 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 5, 1987, 4:18 PM GMT-12 (04:18 UTC), 33 km (21 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, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-06 04:18:24 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.073° N, 179.835° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5298 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14393 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.9245 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14393 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.1249 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14393 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.4244 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14393 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.8246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14393 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.8246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14393 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.9243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14393 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.8236 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14393 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.0226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14389 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.8289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14364 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.8248 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14362 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 14362 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034s0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.