Alaska earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 60 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 60 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jun 10, 1996, 10:16 AM HADT (19:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 67 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Jun 10, 1996, 10:16 AM HADT
UTC: 1996-06-10 19:16:39 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.341° N, 176.821° 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: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 157.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007jgv (also filed as ak9967g8gz0o). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.