M4.4 earthquake 83 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 83 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Jul 27, 1982, 8:02 PM GMT-9 (05:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 90 km SSW of Nikolski, 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
- 1982-07-28 05:02:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.290° N, 169.486° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.690 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16127 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 5.090 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16127 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.293 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16105 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
Before
- 4.976 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.5172 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16133 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.075 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16135 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.479 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 16135 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.0161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16136 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7152 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 16137 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nqe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.