Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 95 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 95 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Aug 24, 1996, 7:45 PM HADT (04:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 38 km SW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1996-08-25 04:45:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.381° N, 177.770° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.138 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10986 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.552 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10985 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.268 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10985 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.064 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10984 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4127 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10982 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.3162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10982 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.163 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10981 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 5.5117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10980 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.279 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10979 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 5.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10967 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.3124 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10961 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.2145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.784 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10929 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.4134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10927 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.754 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10927 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.261 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 5.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 5.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10991 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 6.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.364 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10995 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.2138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.064 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 11000 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.1134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.0145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11002 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007p14. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:01 PM UTC.