M4.4 earthquake 44 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, May 6, 1982, 10:42 PM GMT-9 (07:42 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 53 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-07 07:42:02 UTC
- Depth
- 83.2 km (51.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.138° N, 152.568° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.229 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16187 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.553 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16155 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.831 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 16154 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m53. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.