M4.5 earthquake eastern Greenland
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in eastern Greenland on Wed, May 5, 1982, 3:51 AM GMT-1 (04:51 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-05 04:51:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 78.307° N, 19.804° W
- Region
- Greenland
- 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 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 usp0001m41. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.