Alaska earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 254 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 254 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska on Tue, Nov 17, 1987, 12:00 AM AKST (09:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 219 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-11-17 09:00:53 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.439° N, 143.608° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0255 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 5.5219 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.8234 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.4234 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.1230 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.9253 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.7250 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.8253 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.5246 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.7231 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.3246 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.6242 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.4226 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.0239 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.5222 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.7249 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 5.4243 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.0246 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 5.0230 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 3.5259 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.6239 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.3227 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 5.8Gulf of Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 4.3257 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 4.0234 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 3.6230 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 3.3229 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 3.3254 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 3.3257 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 3.8219 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14185 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 3.0255 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14184 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 4.7245 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14184 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 3.0219 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14183 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 3.6238 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14181 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 4.0204 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14180 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 4.4204 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 4.5200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 7.9200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 5.9226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.9241 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 3.6226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 4.9196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 3.9244 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 3.9212 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 4.8230 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 4.6196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 4.5196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 3.6195 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 4.3211 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 3.8257 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 3.6205 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 4.0246 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 3.9205 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 3.7252 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 3.8228 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 4.0226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 3.3196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 3.5196 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 6.9Gulf of Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a6e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.