M4.5 earthquake 240 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 240 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Sep 24, 1981, 9:42 PM GMT-9 (06:42 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-25 06:42:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.091° N, 167.052° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001g32. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.