M4.8 earthquake 292 km SW of Adak, Alaska
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 292 km SW of Adak, Alaska on Thu, Jul 8, 1982, 2:23 PM GMT-12 (02:23 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-09 02:23:50 UTC
- Depth
- 38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 50.267° N, 179.943° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 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 usp0001nb4. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.