M4.4 earthquake 68 km ESE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Atka, Alaska on Tue, Sep 15, 1998, 1:08 AM HADT (10:08 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 1998-09-15 10:08:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.061° N, 173.231° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8128 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 10244 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.398 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 10244 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.8105 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 10243 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.015 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 10210 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008uz4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.