M3.6 earthquake 192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Jun 9, 1998, 6:33 AM HADT (15:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 241 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
- 1998-06-09 15:33:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.535° N, 179.364° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.1160 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10340 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.2278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10339 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.1274 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10339 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2175 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10339 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.5241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10318 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.8268 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10304 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.3112 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10291 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2143 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10288 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008pmu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.