M3.2 earthquake 59 km S of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 59 km S of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Apr 22, 1997, 2:16 PM HADT (23:16 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 52 km S 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
- 1997-04-22 23:16:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.342° N, 176.636° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.796 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6106 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.8111 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.088 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.852 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 44 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.324 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 10722 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.089 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.939 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 10719 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.575 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000812n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.