Alaska earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 194 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Nov 22, 1997, 9:11 PM HAST (07:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 273 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1997-11-23 07:11:14 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.379° N, 179.323° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5193 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10539 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.2137 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10539 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.9190 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10536 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.3152 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10531 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.7172 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10528 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 5.0190 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10522 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.3203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10514 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.4180 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10513 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.2137 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10511 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.7287 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10511 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.1260 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10507 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.5278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10494 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.1282 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10494 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 5.0278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10494 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 5.4273 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10494 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.0261 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10494 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.0281 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10494 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.5216 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10484 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10540 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.7117 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10553 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.4146 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10554 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.1156 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10557 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008b6t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.