M4.5 earthquake 37 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Sun, Mar 27, 1977, 5:37 PM GMT-10 (03:37 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-28 03:37:54 UTC
- Depth
- 61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.123° N, 156.769° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000n5g. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.