Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jan 11, 1997, 2:04 PM HAST (00:04 UTC), 33 km (21 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
3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1997-01-12 00:04:55 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.515° N, 178.598° 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.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10847 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.6146 km WNW of Adak, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 173 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.298 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.793 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.3182 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.8140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.8107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.242 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.347 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.6139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10869 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.161 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10880 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.3138 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10881 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.552 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10884 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.762 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10884 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.562 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10884 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007vs4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.