M4.9 earthquake 123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 123 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 22, 1998, 3:53 PM HAST (01:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-01-23 01:53:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.296° N, 178.152° 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 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.888 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10474 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.6133 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10466 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10458 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.391 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10457 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.6195 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10457 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.571 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10453 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.558 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10423 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.549 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10423 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008eu9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.