Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 40 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 11, 1996, 3:31 AM HADT (12:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 69 km S of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1996-06-11 12:31:54 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.530° N, 176.838° 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.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.669 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.4121 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.272 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.992 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.377 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.581 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.7100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.079 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 5.8120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.159 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 5.5123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.758 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.450 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.764 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.858 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.2105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.5104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.893 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 5.678 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.686 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.671 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.783 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 4.2110 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 4.068 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 3.8121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.775 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 4.548 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 3.8107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.2103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 4.5104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 4.059 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.9103 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.855 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.983 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 4.471 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 4.273 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 4.845 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 3.9101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 3.764 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.686 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 4.667 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 4.771 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.784 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 3.7121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 4.276 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 3.873 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 4.274 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 3.979 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 3.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 3.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 3.9118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 4.266 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 3.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 5.055 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.7118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 5.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 4.572 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.086 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.8103 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 5.873 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.968 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.031 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.866 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.371 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 5.971 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.2114 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.9112 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.2118 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.476 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.075 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.3100 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.1104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.075 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.690 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.174 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.962 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away

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