M4.9 earthquake 155 km NE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 155 km NE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Jan 13, 1998, 7:36 PM HAST (05:36 UTC), 157 km (97 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-01-14 05:36:10 UTC
- Depth
- 156.9 km (97.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 53.162° N, 172.546° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4106 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 10465 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.1152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 10462 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.2152 km E of Atka, Alaska · 10462 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008ea4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.