M4.4 earthquake 54 km WSW of Atka, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 54 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Dec 24, 1982, 3:17 PM GMT-11 (02:17 UTC), 246 km (153 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 53 km SSW of Atka, 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
- 1982-12-25 02:17:31 UTC
- Depth
- 246.4 km (153.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.084° N, 174.980° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rqa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.