M2.3 earthquake 6 km ESE of Farmers Loop, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Farmers Loop, Alaska on Sun, Feb 20, 1977, 2:05 AM GMT-10 (12:05 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km NE 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
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-20 12:05:34 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.882° N, 147.573° 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
- 8
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.8Central Alaska · 18113 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.40 km N of Badger, Alaska · 18112 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.010 km NNE of Badger, Alaska · 18112 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.211 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 18108 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.050 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 18100 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mnd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:47 PM UTC.