M4.3 earthquake 24 km SW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Sun, Nov 8, 1998, 4:18 AM HAST (14:18 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 115 km SW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-11-08 14:18:39 UTC
- Depth
- 58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.704° N, 176.870° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7115 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10172 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.9102 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10165 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.8Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 10147 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 5.241 km NE of Adak, Alaska · 10195 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.077 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10196 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10196 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.370 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 10196 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.523 km W of Adak, Alaska · 10208 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.342 km S of Adak, Alaska · 10215 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.731 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 10217 days ago · 58 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008xuv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.