M3.8 earthquake 66 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 66 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, May 3, 1981, 10:15 AM GMT-9 (19:15 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 72 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-03 19:15:32 UTC
- Depth
- 114.8 km (71.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.416° N, 153.081° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.044 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 16586 days ago · 142 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 16568 days ago · 117 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.165 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 16561 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.772 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 16534 days ago · 111 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.49 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 16531 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.435 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16527 days ago · 152 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dgw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.