M3.2 earthquake 17 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska on Sun, May 16, 1982, 7:01 PM GMT-9 (04:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-17 04:01:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.264° N, 146.168° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.955 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 16206 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 16192 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.042 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 16155 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mcr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.