M3.9 earthquake 219 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 219 km W of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Dec 3, 1996, 4:52 PM HAST (02:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-12-04 02:52:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.754° N, 179.814° W
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3195 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 247 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.3138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.6139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.4141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.5296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.4279 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10839 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.1265 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.5283 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007ty1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:48 AM UTC.