M4.6 earthquake 77 km S of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 77 km S of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, May 2, 1982, 8:57 AM GMT-9 (17:57 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 81 km S of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-02 17:57:12 UTC
- Depth
- 36.6 km (22.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.247° N, 168.961° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8101 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16204 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.5122 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16187 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.381 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16182 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.7104 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16182 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.676 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.568 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.780 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.766 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.284 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16180 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.4104 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16178 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m2r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.