Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 103 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jun 9, 1996, 7:44 PM HADT (04:44 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1996-06-10 04:44:16 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.374° N, 177.900° 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

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Depth from
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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.689 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 5.4119 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.477 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.9126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.598 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.0127 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.545 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 5.2100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.8139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.582 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.2116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.579 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 5.0111 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 5.3118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.3164 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.385 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.0148 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.358 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.596 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 5.042 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.885 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 4.752 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 4.896 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.1102 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 4.861 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 4.9126 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 4.465 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 4.0100 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.9100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.765 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 3.7122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 4.3116 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 4.572 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.955 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.388 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 4.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 5.174 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 5.491 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 4.277 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 3.8117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 4.6110 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 4.296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 5.197 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 5.0127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 4.364 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 4.7106 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 4.3125 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 4.9118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 4.790 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 4.8131 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 4.6129 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 3.997 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 4.0151 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 4.4124 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 4.460 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 5.2118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 3.6133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 4.486 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 5.049 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 5.047 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11069 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 5.0106 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 5.388 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 5.391 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 5.095 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 7.977 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 5.2114 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11070 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 6.5111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11071 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.2188 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11089 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007jd0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.