M4.4 earthquake 80 km NNW of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 80 km NNW of Atka, Alaska on Thu, Jul 16, 1998, 1:39 AM HADT (10:39 UTC), 213 km (132 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1998-07-16 10:39:32 UTC
- Depth
- 212.5 km (132.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.858° N, 174.682° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.265 km NW of Atka, Alaska · 10275 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.922 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 10266 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008rm0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.