M4.6 earthquake 287 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 287 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Apr 2, 1998, 12:42 PM GMT+12 (00:42 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-04-02 00:42:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.356° N, 179.303° E
- 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10410 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.1277 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10394 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10389 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.7293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10388 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.7249 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10367 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10356 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10414 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10414 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.8Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10438 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.1Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10439 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008jdu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.