Alaska earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jun 13, 1996, 12:23 AM HADT (09:23 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 48 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1996-06-13 09:23:25 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.866° N, 177.303° 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: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.548 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.8107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2103 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.5104 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.059 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.9103 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.983 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.471 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.273 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.845 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.9101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11057 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.764 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.667 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.771 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.784 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.7121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.276 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.274 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.979 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.9118 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.266 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 5.055 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.7118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 3.8215 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 5.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 4.292 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 4.564 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 3.9131 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 4.191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 4.595 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 4.2100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 4.4135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 4.163 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 4.883 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 3.799 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 4.275 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 4.276 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 3.980 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 4.1104 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 4.2107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 4.0132 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 4.359 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.956 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 4.589 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11049 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 4.3101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 4.288 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 4.644 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 4.652 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11043 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 4.0105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 3.992 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 4.0101 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 4.0187 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11037 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 4.549 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11036 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 4.096 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 3.9117 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11033 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 3.997 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11033 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 4.068 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.783 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.671 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.686 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 5.678 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.893 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.5104 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.2105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.858 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.764 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.450 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.758 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 5.5123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.159 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 5.8120 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.079 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.553 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.7100 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.581 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

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