Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 76 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 76 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jun 20, 1996, 5:41 AM HADT (14:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 59 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1996-06-20 14:41:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.204° N, 176.410° 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.980 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.1104 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.2107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.359 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.956 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.690 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.589 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.3101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11048 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.288 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11046 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.644 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.652 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11044 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 5.047 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.0105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.992 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11041 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.0101 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11039 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.549 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11037 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.096 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.9117 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.997 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11033 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.092 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11032 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 3.8101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11032 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 3.690 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11032 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.281 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11032 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 4.762 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11032 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11030 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 4.089 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.8101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11027 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 5.187 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11027 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 3.995 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11027 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.074 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11026 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 4.496 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11025 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 4.382 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11024 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 5.181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11023 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 5.138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 4.157 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 4.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11015 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 4.064 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 4.364 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.275 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11051 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.799 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.883 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.163 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11052 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.9131 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.564 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11053 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.292 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.7118 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 5.055 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.266 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11055 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.1Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.979 km S of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.274 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.873 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.276 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.7121 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away

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