M4.6 earthquake 147 km E of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 147 km E of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jan 11, 1998, 8:57 AM HAST (18:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-01-11 18:57:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.117° N, 172.048° 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 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.2181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 10471 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.4106 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 10465 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.1152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 10462 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.2152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 10462 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008e47. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.