M4.1 earthquake 163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 163 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Mon, Mar 24, 1997, 5:24 PM HAST (03:24 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-03-25 03:24:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.148° N, 178.685° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.5115 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.796 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.8193 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.4194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.9184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.4243 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.2196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.5179 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007zcu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.