M3.8 earthquake 101 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 101 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Wed, May 12, 1982, 8:18 PM GMT-9 (05:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 122 km SSW 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-13 05:18:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.087° N, 169.390° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5122 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16186 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.381 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16182 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.7104 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.676 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.568 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.780 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.766 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.284 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16179 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.4104 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16178 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m9a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.