Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 58 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 58 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Dec 12, 1996, 12:43 AM HAST (10:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1996-12-12 10:43:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.674° N, 177.419° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.866 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.557 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.562 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.762 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.552 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.3138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10883 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.161 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10882 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.726 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10879 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.6139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10871 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.246 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.257 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.347 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10863 days ago · 60 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.4141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10857 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 5.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.659 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.365 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.958 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.348 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.459 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.761 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.656 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10888 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.860 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10889 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.862 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10889 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.561 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10889 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 5.4Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10889 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 5.033 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10905 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.5145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10913 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.8105 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10914 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007uav. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.