Alaska earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 19 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Adak, Alaska on Sat, Feb 6, 1982, 7:07 PM GMT-11 (06:07 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1982-02-07 06:07:13 UTC
Depth
59.7 km (37.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.779° N, 176.871° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.455 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 16239 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.6101 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 16304 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jgy (also filed as gcmtb020782b, gcmt19820207060713, iscgem603704). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.