M2.4 earthquake 0 km N of Badger, Alaska
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 0 km N of Badger, Alaska on Wed, Feb 23, 1977, 9:27 AM GMT-10 (19:27 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km NNE of Badger, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-23 19:27:56 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.805° N, 147.533° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.010 km NNE of Badger, Alaska · 18107 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.211 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 18104 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.050 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 18095 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.224 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 18049 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.035 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 18048 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 2.8Central Alaska · 18108 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.36 km ESE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 18111 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.613 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 18111 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.112 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 18114 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.311 km NNE of North Pole, Alaska · 18115 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mpt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.