DisasterAtlasUSA

This is a record of past federal disaster declarations, not a forecast. Federal assistance figures are aid obligated under specific programs, not total damages. For current threats, check the National Weather Service and FEMA.

Home / Earthquakes / Alaska

M 5.0 earthquake — 117 km S of Unalaska, Alaska

January 12, 1981 · USGS event usp0001bps

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
15 km
Location
117 km S of Unalaska, Alaska
Coordinates
52.833, -166.793

Full USGS event page →

Other earthquakes in Alaska around this time

M 4.5 · 101 km S of Sand Point, AlaskaJanuary 12, 1981M 4.5 · 13 km WNW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1981M 4.8 · 104 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaJanuary 14, 1981M 4.8 · 77 km SSW of Akhiok, AlaskaJanuary 7, 1981M 4.7 · 184 km E of Atka, AlaskaJanuary 6, 1981M 4.8 · 39 km ESE of Sand Point, AlaskaJanuary 18, 1981

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

M 5.0 earthquake — 117 km S of Unalaska, Alaska | DisasterAtlasUSA