M4.4 earthquake 184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 184 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Nov 4, 1998, 12:50 PM HAST (22:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 235 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-11-04 22:50:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.544° N, 179.252° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10191 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.5230 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10190 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.7115 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10173 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.5139 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10172 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.9102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10166 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.3233 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10158 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.9253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 10153 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.2229 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10148 days ago · 120 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008xm1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC.