Alaska earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 122 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 122 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, May 29, 1982, 8:13 PM GMT-10 (06:13 UTC), 33 km (21 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1982-05-30 06:13:47 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.019° N, 169.861° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.381 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16182 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.7104 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.676 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.568 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.780 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.766 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16181 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.284 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16179 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.4104 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 16178 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.7177 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16161 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.7152 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16137 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 5.0161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16136 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.479 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16135 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 5.075 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16135 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.5172 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.976 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.483 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16127 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.690 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16127 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 5.090 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16127 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.8101 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16203 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.4145 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16207 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.677 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16214 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mke. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.