Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 9 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Thu, Oct 2, 1980, 2:17 AM GMT-9 (11:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-10-02 11:17:38 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.432° N, 150.065° 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
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.85 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 16767 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.313 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 16795 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.46 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 16801 days ago · 83 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.614 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 16814 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a25. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.