Alaska earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Jul 25, 1997, 6:05 AM HADT (15:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1997-07-25 15:05:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.361° N, 179.181° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1145 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.9141 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10629 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.9272 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.7139 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.3224 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10609 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.9216 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 5.6212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.1175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10667 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.3167 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10669 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.1152 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10669 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.7189 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10675 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.4187 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10676 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.5140 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10677 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 5.9146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10677 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 5.1144 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10681 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.8198 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.1195 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10687 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00085bd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.