M3.0 earthquake 50 km E of Livengood, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 50 km E of Livengood, Alaska on Mon, Mar 7, 1977, 6:27 PM GMT-10 (04:27 UTC), 15 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
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-08 04:27:18 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.536° N, 147.448° 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
- 6
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 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.035 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 18048 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.27 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 18041 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.716 km W of Ester, Alaska · 18037 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 3.211 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 18104 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.010 km NNE of Badger, Alaska · 18107 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.40 km N of Badger, Alaska · 18108 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.8Central Alaska · 18108 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.36 km ESE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 18111 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.613 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 18111 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.112 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 18114 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.311 km NNE of North Pole, Alaska · 18114 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000muj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.