M4.6 earthquake 131 km W of Attu Station, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 131 km W of Attu Station, Alaska on Wed, Nov 3, 1982, 5:00 AM GMT+11 (18:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-02 18:00:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.649° N, 171.262° 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 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6171 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 16018 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.677 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska · 15991 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.6155 km W of Attu Station, Alaska · 15978 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qpc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.