Alaska earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 171 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Jul 15, 1996, 5:10 AM HADT (14:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-07-15 14:10:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.186° N, 178.852° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.074 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11034 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 5.181 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11031 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.7133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11029 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.8182 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11028 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.291 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11028 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.7206 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11028 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.5121 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11026 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.5197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11024 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.0145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.1134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11009 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.2138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11007 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 6.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11000 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 5.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 5.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10998 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.595 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.4127 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.3162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 5.5117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 5.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 5.2101 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11037 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.089 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11037 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11038 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.9117 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.0202 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.096 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11042 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.0105 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11050 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.9139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11054 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.3147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11056 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.589 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11058 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.0132 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.2107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11059 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.0147 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.2173 km W of Adak, Alaska · 11060 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.883 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.4135 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.2100 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.595 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11061 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.191 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11062 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 5.1126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11063 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away

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