M3.9 earthquake 95 km S of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 95 km S of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jul 14, 1996, 10:07 AM HADT (19:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 81 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.9	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · 2 stations
3.9	mb, body-wave	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007m22 (also filed as ak99690goucg). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:41 AM UTC.