M4.0 earthquake 89 km S of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 89 km S of Adak, Alaska on Tue, May 27, 1997, 11:47 PM HADT (08:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-05-28 08:47:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.075° N, 176.456° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.852 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.088 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10723 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.8111 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10724 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.6106 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.796 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00082x7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.