M2.8 earthquake Central Alaska
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Tue, Feb 22, 1977, 7:08 PM GMT-10 (05:08 UTC), 7 km (4 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
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-23 05:08:19 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.823° N, 147.640° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.40 km N of Badger, Alaska · 18108 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.010 km NNE of Badger, Alaska · 18107 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.211 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 18104 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.050 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 18095 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.224 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 18048 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mpf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC.