M4.7 earthquake 73 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 73 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Tue, Nov 22, 1977, 7:33 PM GMT-10 (05:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 11 km SSW of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-11-23 05:33:18 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 56.613° N, 152.754° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000rnx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.