M4.1 earthquake 55 km ENE of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 55 km ENE of Adak, Alaska on Fri, Sep 11, 1998, 10:09 AM HADT (19:09 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 70 km SSE 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
- 1998-09-11 19:09:32 UTC
- Depth
- 93.8 km (58.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.132° N, 175.939° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.361 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10231 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.731 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10217 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.342 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10215 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.523 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10209 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.5113 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 10203 days ago · 208 km deep · 75 km away
- 5.370 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10196 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10196 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.077 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10196 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.241 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 10195 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.324 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10191 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.780 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10189 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
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