Alaska earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 90 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 90 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Nov 12, 1997, 8:12 PM HAST (06:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1997-11-13 06:12:13 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.429° N, 177.723° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10540 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.2137 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10539 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.683 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10532 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.3152 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10531 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.7172 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10529 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.2137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10511 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.895 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10502 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10553 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.4146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10554 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.1156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10557 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.483 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10563 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.555 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10566 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.1106 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10575 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.7107 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10577 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 6.499 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10579 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008ak3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.