M4.4 earthquake 243 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 243 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska on Sat, May 8, 1982, 1:27 PM GMT+12 (01:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-08 01:27:23 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 51.639° N, 176.165° E
- 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m5p. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.