M3.6 earthquake 19 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Thu, Jun 2, 1977, 7:29 AM GMT-9 (16:29 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-06-02 16:29:46 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.314° N, 150.329° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.311 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 18003 days ago · 74 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.18 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 18002 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.712 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 17982 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.819 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 17968 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000p4j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.