M5.0 earthquake 237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jan 19, 1996, 7:16 PM GMT-12 (07:16 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-01-20 07:16:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.418° N, 179.990° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 86 stations |
| 5.0 | mb, body-wave | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
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 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1223 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11197 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.1197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.6204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007bdg (also filed as ak996x70hia). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.