M3.3 earthquake 11 km NNE of North Pole, Alaska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of North Pole, Alaska on Wed, Feb 16, 1977, 1:38 PM GMT-10 (23:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-02-16 23:38:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.846° N, 147.279° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.112 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 18113 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.613 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 18111 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.36 km ESE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 18111 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.8Central Alaska · 18108 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.40 km N of Badger, Alaska · 18107 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.010 km NNE of Badger, Alaska · 18107 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.211 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 18103 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.050 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 18095 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mkf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.