M2.5 earthquake 20 km N of Fishhook, Alaska
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 20 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Sat, Nov 5, 1977, 11:08 AM GMT-10 (21:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Central Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-05 21:08:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.929° N, 149.305° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.134 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 17857 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.133 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 17848 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.9Central Alaska · 17842 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.224 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 17836 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.02 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 17818 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.09 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 17806 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rcz. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.