Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jun 12, 1996, 1:43 AM HADT (10:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 104 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1996-06-12 10:43:26 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.026° N, 177.309° 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: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.893 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.678 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.686 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.671 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.783 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.4122 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.2110 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.068 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.8121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.548 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.8107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.2103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.5104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.059 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.9103 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.983 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.7120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.471 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.273 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.845 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.9101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.764 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.686 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 4.667 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 4.771 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.784 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.7121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 4.276 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.873 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 4.274 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 3.979 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 3.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 3.899 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 3.9118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 4.266 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 3.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 5.055 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 3.7118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 5.3131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 5.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 4.292 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 4.564 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.9131 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 4.191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 4.595 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 4.2100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 4.4135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 4.163 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 4.883 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 3.799 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 4.275 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 4.276 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 3.980 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 4.1104 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 4.2107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 4.0132 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 4.858 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.764 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.450 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.758 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 5.5123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.159 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 5.8120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.079 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.7100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.581 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 5.2124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.377 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.992 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.272 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.4121 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 5.669 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.540 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.572 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.086 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

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