M3.9 earthquake 122 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 122 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Mon, Jan 5, 1998, 6:11 PM HAST (04:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 71 km S of Nikolski, 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
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-01-06 04:11:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.123° N, 170.067° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.271 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 10480 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.2181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 10471 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.788 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 10447 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
Before
- 4.8125 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 10504 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.662 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 10520 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.8144 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 10523 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.4112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 10525 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.6149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 10526 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
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