M4.6 earthquake Greenland Sea
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea on Sun, Aug 23, 1981, 2:59 AM GMT+1 (01:59 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-23 01:59:47 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 73.405° N, 7.562° E
- Region
- Greenland
- 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 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fep. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.