M4.4 earthquake 145 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 145 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, May 8, 1982, 5:49 PM GMT-10 (03:49 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 122 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-09 03:49:54 UTC
- Depth
- 35.1 km (21.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.148° N, 170.567° 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.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m66. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.