M4.1 earthquake 31 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 31 km ESE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Nov 25, 1997, 5:43 AM HAST (15:43 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 88 km SW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 1997-11-25 15:43:50 UTC
- Depth
- 60.9 km (37.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.793° N, 176.197° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.495 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10537 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.683 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10532 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.280 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10530 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.468 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10523 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.764 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10509 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.3103 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10505 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.689 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 10505 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.788 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10504 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.183 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10503 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.169 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 10503 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.895 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10502 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008baw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.