M4.6 earthquake 299 km W of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 299 km W of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Aug 31, 1997, 9:01 AM GMT+12 (21:01 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-08-30 21:01:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.884° N, 179.015° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10597 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 usp00086xa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.