M4.9 earthquake Greenland Sea
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea on Tue, Jan 26, 1982, 3:32 PM UTC (15:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-26 15:32:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 73.125° N, 5.873° E
- 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 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9Greenland Sea · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.7Greenland Sea · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.7Greenland Sea · 16316 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayGreenland earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jay. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.