M4.4 earthquake 55 km SSE of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 55 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Tue, Apr 6, 1982, 1:27 PM GMT-11 (00:27 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 57 km WSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-07 00:27:21 UTC
- Depth
- 52.5 km (32.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.456° N, 176.198° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kjx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.