M4.9 earthquake Greenland Sea
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea on Tue, Jan 26, 1982, 5:39 PM UTC (17:39 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-26 17:39:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 73.115° N, 5.592° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Greenland Sea · 16320 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.7Greenland Sea · 16320 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayGreenland earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jb0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.