Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 254 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 254 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Nov 20, 1987, 9:07 AM AKST (18:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 219 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-11-20 18:07:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.476° N, 143.642° 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: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3257 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.8219 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14185 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.0255 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14184 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.7245 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14184 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.0219 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14183 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.6238 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14181 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.0204 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14180 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.4204 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.5200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 7.9200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 5.9226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.9241 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.6226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.9196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.9244 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.9212 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.8230 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.6196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 4.5196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.6195 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.3211 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.8257 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.6205 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 4.0246 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.9205 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 3.7252 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 3.8228 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 4.0226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.3196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 3.5196 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 3.8251 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 4.3268 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 3.7224 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 4.3203 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 4.0220 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 4.2202 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 3.7213 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.6248 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 5.3242 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.9191 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 3.7209 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.5229 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 4.2246 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 4.6181 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 3.9256 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 4.3214 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 3.6259 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 4.9188 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 3.6208 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 3.7204 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 3.5257 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 3.8203 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 3.5217 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 5.8243 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 4.4193 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.6185 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.7212 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 3.5195 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 3.6248 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 4.2243 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 3.3229 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14186 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.6230 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.0234 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.3257 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 5.8Gulf of Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.3227 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.6239 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.5259 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 5.0230 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.0246 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 5.4243 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14188 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.7249 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.5222 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.0239 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.4226 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.6242 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.3246 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.7231 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.5246 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.8253 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 14189 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003aa6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.