M4.8 earthquake Norwegian Sea
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Norwegian Sea on Tue, Jan 26, 1982, 9:11 AM UTC (09:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Greenland Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-26 09:11:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 72.897° N, 4.901° E
- 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
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp0001jap. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.