M4.1 earthquake 65 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, May 28, 1981, 10:08 AM GMT-9 (19:08 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 22 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-05-28 19:08:20 UTC
- Depth
- 115.4 km (71.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.174° N, 152.819° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.322 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 16551 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.142 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 16539 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.772 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 16525 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.49 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 16522 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.435 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16518 days ago · 152 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.84 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 16510 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.49 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16507 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.878 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 16500 days ago · 125 km deep · 54 km away
Before
- 4.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 16560 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.044 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 16578 days ago · 142 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.866 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16578 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.356 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16581 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dx6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.