M4.6 earthquake 83 km S of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 83 km S of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Nov 30, 1997, 8:19 AM HAST (18:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 123 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
- 4.6 (Ms, surface-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-11-30 18:19:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.127° N, 176.777° 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 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.280 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10530 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.468 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 10523 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.764 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10509 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.895 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10502 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.9123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10479 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.888 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10473 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 4.495 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10537 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.131 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10537 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5127 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10540 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.242 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10546 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.990 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10550 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008bjn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.