Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 127 km SW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 127 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Aug 29, 1996, 1:05 PM HADT (22:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-08-29 22:05:19 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.199° N, 178.121° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3162 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.163 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10990 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 5.5117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.279 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10988 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 5.1131 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.3124 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.2145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.784 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10937 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.4134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10936 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.754 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10936 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 5.2142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.680 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10932 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 5.0121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10931 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.552 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 5.138 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10995 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.595 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10995 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.261 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10997 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 5.2126 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 5.3129 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11000 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 6.0Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 11001 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.2138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.1134 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.0145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11011 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.7145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 11011 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007p78. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.