M3.9 earthquake 253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Dec 15, 1998, 6:30 PM GMT-12 (06:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-12-16 06:30:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.795° N, 179.833° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008zpn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.