M4.4 earthquake 47 km SE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 47 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Wed, Jan 14, 1998, 6:54 PM HAST (04:54 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 75 km SE 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-01-15 04:54:52 UTC
- Depth
- 53.7 km (33.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.861° N, 173.783° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.478 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10458 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.975 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10443 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.778 km S of Atka, Alaska · 10433 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.059 km S of Atka, Alaska · 10433 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 4.169 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 10503 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.183 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10503 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.788 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10505 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.689 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 10505 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3103 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 10505 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008ecc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.