Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 79 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 79 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 11, 1996, 12:51 PM HADT (21:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1996-06-11 21:51:10 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.191° N, 176.982° 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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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.159 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 5.5123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.758 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.450 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.764 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.858 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.2105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.5104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.893 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 5.678 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.686 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.671 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.783 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.068 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.8121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.775 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.548 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.8107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.2103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.5104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 4.059 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 3.9103 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.855 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 3.983 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.471 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.273 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 4.845 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.9101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 3.764 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 3.686 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 4.667 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 4.771 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 3.784 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 3.7121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 4.276 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 3.873 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 4.274 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 3.979 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 3.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 3.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.9118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 4.266 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 3.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 5.055 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 3.7118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 5.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 4.292 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 4.564 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.9131 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 4.191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 4.595 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 4.2100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 4.4135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 4.163 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 4.883 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 3.799 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 4.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.7100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.581 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 5.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.377 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.992 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.272 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.4121 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 5.669 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.540 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.572 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.086 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.8103 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 5.873 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.968 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.031 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.866 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.371 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 5.971 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.2114 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

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