Alaska earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 80 km SSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Oct 27, 1996, 3:07 AM HAST (13:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-10-27 13:07:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.246° N, 177.198° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0121 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10931 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.661 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10922 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.8105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10913 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 5.033 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10904 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 5.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.561 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.862 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.860 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.656 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.761 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.459 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.348 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.958 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.365 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.659 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.558 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.866 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.557 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.562 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.762 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10885 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.552 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10885 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 4.161 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 4.726 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10878 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.2142 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10935 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.754 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10936 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.4134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10936 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.784 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.2145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10947 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007s0p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.