M4.1 earthquake 134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 134 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Aug 30, 1997, 12:46 PM HADT (21:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 99 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-08-30 21:46:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.446° N, 178.458° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.582 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.7139 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10622 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.3224 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10609 days ago · 53 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.9216 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.6212 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.9113 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10585 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.587 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10583 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.6136 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10581 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 6.499 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10579 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.7107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10577 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.1106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10574 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00086xe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.