Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 292 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Mar 23, 1996, 7:35 AM GMT+12 (19:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-03-22 19:35:41 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.146° N, 179.317° E
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11152 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11151 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11147 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11141 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11140 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11121 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.9243 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11120 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.8233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.7226 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.0228 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11110 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11096 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11153 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 5.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11154 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away

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