M4.3 earthquake 24 km ENE of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Sun, May 25, 1997, 8:16 AM HADT (17:16 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-05-25 17:16:21 UTC
- Depth
- 71.7 km (44.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 51.980° N, 176.328° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.939 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 10718 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.575 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10706 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.376 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10668 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00082u6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.