Alaska earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 47 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 5, 1997, 2:53 PM HAST (00:53 UTC), 60 km (37 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1997-01-06 00:53:14 UTC
Depth
60.2 km (37.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.661° N, 177.234° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10855 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 5.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.741 km E of Adak, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.356 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.460 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.793 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.192 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.8140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.747 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.257 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10868 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.246 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10868 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.6139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10870 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.726 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10878 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.161 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.3138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.552 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10885 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.762 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10885 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.562 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10885 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.557 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10885 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10885 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.866 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10885 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.255 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.558 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.659 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.365 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.958 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10886 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.348 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.459 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10887 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

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