M3.6 earthquake 33 km NNW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 33 km NNW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Jan 25, 1998, 4:33 AM HAST (14:33 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 88 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-01-25 14:33:41 UTC
- Depth
- 100.0 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.142° N, 176.859° 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 1.5 and up: 7 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 · 95 km away
- 4.640 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10458 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.571 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10452 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.440 km E of Adak, Alaska · 10444 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.558 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10423 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.549 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10423 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.424 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10418 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008eye. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.