M4.5 earthquake 287 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 287 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Dec 24, 1995, 3:31 PM GMT+12 (03:31 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1995-12-24 03:31:48 UTC
- Depth
- 121.1 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 51.878° N, 179.186° E
- 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2275 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11242 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.7272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11234 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11219 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.0237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.1223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11197 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00079ge. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.