M4.1 earthquake 197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Feb 13, 1996, 11:10 PM HAST (09:10 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-02-14 09:10:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.162° N, 179.240° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6204 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11190 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.3235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11167 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.2149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.9161 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007cwk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.