M3.7 earthquake 111 km SW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 111 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Jun 3, 1998, 7:31 PM HADT (04:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 112 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-06-04 04:31:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.275° N, 177.925° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.293 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10342 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.1160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10340 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.2175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10339 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.664 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 10316 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.458 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10312 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.3112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10292 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.2143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10289 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008p9m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.