M4.2 earthquake 260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jun 14, 1997, 9:32 PM GMT+12 (09:32 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 195 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-06-14 09:32:56 UTC
- Depth
- 61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.362° N, 179.691° E
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.4195 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.6196 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.1195 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10687 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.8198 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.4187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10676 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10675 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10668 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.8185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00083ge. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.