M4.4 earthquake 121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 121 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Dec 14, 1977, 7:16 AM GMT-10 (17:16 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 87 km SSW of False Pass, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-12-14 17:16:25 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.436° N, 164.350° 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.
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 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 usp0000s2f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.