M3.3 earthquake 165 km E of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 165 km E of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jan 4, 1998, 3:28 AM HAST (13:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 155 km NE of Atka, 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
- 3.3 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-01-04 13:28:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.460° N, 171.804° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6147 km E of Atka, Alaska · 10491 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.9155 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 10489 days ago · 157 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.2181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 10470 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.4106 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 10465 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.1152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 10462 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.2152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 10462 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008dr9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.