Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Apr 25, 1998, 2:47 AM GMT+12 (14:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-04-24 14:47:00 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.406° N, 179.189° E
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7249 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10368 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10357 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10350 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.2296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10347 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.6284 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10343 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10340 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.1274 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10340 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10334 days ago · 116 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10390 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.1277 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10395 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.6291 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10411 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.6287 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10411 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.0Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10415 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10415 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008kw8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.