M5.4 earthquake 47 km SSE of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Mon, Aug 16, 1982, 10:58 AM GMT-10 (20:58 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-16 20:58:20 UTC
- Depth
- 48.6 km (30.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.783° N, 174.057° 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 2.4 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 usp0001p3a (also filed as gcmtb081682a, gcmt19820816205820, iscgem593899). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.