M4.7 earthquake Greenland Sea
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Greenland Sea on Wed, Jan 27, 1982, 6:08 AM GMT+1 (05:08 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-27 05:08:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 73.696° N, 7.654° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jb9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.