M3.2 earthquake 98 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 98 km W of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Feb 17, 1997, 9:28 AM HAST (19:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 115 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
- 3.2 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-02-17 19:28:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.773° N, 178.047° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.793 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.8140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.8107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.242 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.456 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.1163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.8112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.5115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007xd6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.