M4.2 earthquake 297 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 297 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Nov 9, 1996, 4:02 AM GMT+12 (16:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-11-08 16:02:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.090° N, 179.266° E
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9219 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10897 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.6Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10895 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007spg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC.