M4.7 earthquake Greenland Sea
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea on Tue, Jan 26, 1982, 7:05 PM UTC (19:05 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-26 19:05:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 73.267° N, 5.909° 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 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jb2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.