M4.4 earthquake 35 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 35 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Jul 2, 1981, 4:25 AM GMT-9 (13:25 UTC), 152 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 63 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 1981-07-02 13:25:19 UTC
- Depth
- 152.0 km (94.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.406° N, 152.532° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.49 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16516 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.521 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16508 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.185 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 16502 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.263 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 16497 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.025 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 16472 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001efy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.