M4.4 earthquake 78 km SE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 78 km SE of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Feb 13, 1998, 3:39 AM HAST (13:39 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 75 km SE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 1998-02-13 13:39:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.703° N, 173.392° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.975 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10443 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.778 km S of Atka, Alaska · 10434 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.059 km S of Atka, Alaska · 10434 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.137 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 10409 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008fxk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.