M4.1 earthquake 274 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 274 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Jun 13, 1998, 1:38 AM GMT+12 (13:38 UTC), 61 km (38 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-06-12 13:38:29 UTC
- Depth
- 60.8 km (37.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.236° N, 179.536° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10333 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.5241 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10318 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.8268 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10304 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 4.2278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10339 days ago · 66 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.6192 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10342 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.6284 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10342 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.2296 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10346 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.5Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10349 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10356 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.7249 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10367 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008pt4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.