Alaska earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 234 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 234 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska on Wed, Nov 18, 1987, 6:45 AM AKST (15:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 245 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1987-11-18 15:45:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.604° N, 143.382° 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 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6230 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.3229 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.3254 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.3257 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.8219 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14185 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.0255 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14184 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.7245 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14184 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.0219 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14183 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.6238 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14181 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.0204 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14180 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.4204 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.5200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 7.9200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 5.9226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.9241 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.6226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.9196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.9244 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.9212 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.8230 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.6196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.5196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 3.6195 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 4.3211 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.8257 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 3.6205 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.0246 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 3.9205 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.7252 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.8228 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 4.0226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.3196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 3.5196 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 3.8251 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 4.3268 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 3.7224 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 4.3203 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 4.0220 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 4.2202 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 3.7213 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 3.6248 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 5.3242 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 3.9191 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 3.7209 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 3.5229 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 4.2246 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 4.6181 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 3.9256 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 4.3214 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 3.6259 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 4.9188 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 3.6208 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 3.7204 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 3.5257 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 3.6181 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 3.8203 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 3.5217 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 5.8243 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 4.4193 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 3.7212 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 4.3257 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 5.8Gulf of Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.3227 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.6239 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.5259 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 5.0230 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.0246 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 5.4243 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.7249 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.5222 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.0239 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.4226 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.6242 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.3246 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.7231 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.5246 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.8253 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.7250 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.3Gulf of Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a89. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.