M3.3 earthquake 62 km WNW of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 62 km WNW of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Jun 8, 1998, 5:09 PM HADT (02:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 51 km N 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
- 1998-06-09 02:09:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.361° N, 175.075° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.551 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 10337 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.374 km NNE of Adak, Alaska · 10323 days ago · 154 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.151 km N of Atka, Alaska · 10309 days ago · 173 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.933 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 10308 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.480 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 10305 days ago · 213 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008pkh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.