Alaska earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 95 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 95 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jun 9, 1996, 7:16 PM HADT (04:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.3 46 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-06-10 04:16:49 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.257° N, 177.588° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.391 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.388 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 5.0106 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.5103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.689 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 5.4119 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.477 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.9126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.598 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.0127 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.545 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 5.2100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.8139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.582 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.2116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.579 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.181 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 5.0111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 5.3118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.3164 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.385 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.0148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 4.358 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.596 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 5.042 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 4.885 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 4.752 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 4.099 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.896 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 4.1102 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 4.861 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 4.9126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 4.465 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 4.0100 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.853 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.9100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 3.765 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 3.7122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 4.3116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 4.572 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 3.655 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 3.993 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 3.955 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 4.388 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 4.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 5.174 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 5.491 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 4.277 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 3.996 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 3.8117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 4.6110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 4.296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 5.197 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 5.277 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 5.674 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 4.590 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 5.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 4.364 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 4.7106 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 3.9171 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 7.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 5.2114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 6.5111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11072 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away

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