Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jan 3, 1996, 12:11 AM GMT+12 (12:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-01-02 12:11:49 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.215° N, 179.577° E
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11219 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 5.0237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.1223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11197 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.1197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11191 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.6204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.2275 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11243 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.5287 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11243 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.8284 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11248 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007a63. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.