M4.4 earthquake 60 km SSE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 60 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jan 17, 1982, 8:58 AM GMT-11 (19:58 UTC), 51 km (31 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-17 19:58:40 UTC
- Depth
- 50.6 km (31.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.727° N, 173.770° 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: 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 usp0001j2w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.