M5.3 earthquake 88 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 88 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jun 9, 1996, 7:21 PM HADT (04:21 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
5.3	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · 59 stations
5.3	mb, body-wave	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007jcx (also filed as ak9967fzkkpa). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.