M5.2 earthquake 76 km E of Noatak, Alaska
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 76 km E of Noatak, Alaska on Sat, Jul 11, 1981, 3:27 PM GMT-10 (01:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-07-12 01:27:56 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 67.707° N, 161.199° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.560 km ENE of Noatak, Alaska · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.047 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.3northern Alaska · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.8northern Alaska · 16508 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.966 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16507 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.956 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16507 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.576 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16504 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.162 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16495 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.263 km ESE of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 16486 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001en2 (also filed as gcmtb071281a, gcmt19810712012756, iscgem623494). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.