Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 104 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 104 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jun 12, 1996, 3:40 AM HADT (12:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 86 km SSE of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Jun 12, 1996, 3:40 AM HADT
UTC: 1996-06-12 12:40:36 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.231° N, 177.738° 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 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 95.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007jnj (also filed as ak9967jfirri). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.