M4.4 earthquake 37 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska on Tue, Aug 18, 1981, 1:55 PM GMT-9 (22:55 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-18 22:55:35 UTC
- Depth
- 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.773° N, 158.596° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
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 usp0001fc0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.