M3.2 earthquake 11 km NE of Badger, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Badger, Alaska on Sun, Feb 27, 1977, 11:13 AM GMT-10 (21:13 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 35 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-27 21:13:40 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.859° N, 147.335° 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
- 16
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.050 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 18095 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.224 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 18048 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.035 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 18048 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 3.010 km NNE of Badger, Alaska · 18107 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.40 km N of Badger, Alaska · 18108 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.8Central Alaska · 18108 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.36 km ESE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 18111 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.613 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 18111 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.112 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 18113 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.311 km NNE of North Pole, Alaska · 18114 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mrk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.