M4.4 earthquake 55 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 55 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, May 4, 1982, 12:35 AM GMT-9 (09:35 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 53 km WNW of Nanwalek, 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
- 1982-05-04 09:35:34 UTC
- Depth
- 128.6 km (79.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.254° N, 152.573° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.95 km ENE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 16186 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.921 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 16165 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.553 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 16155 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.831 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 16154 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m3p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.