Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 252 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 252 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska on Mon, Nov 30, 1987, 12:50 PM AKST (21:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 228 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-11-30 21:50:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.128° N, 143.128° 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.

How well it is located

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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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8228 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.0226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.3196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.5196 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.8251 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.3268 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.7224 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.3203 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.0220 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.2202 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.7213 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.6248 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 5.3242 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.9191 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.7209 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.5229 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.2246 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.6181 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.9256 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.3214 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.6259 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 3.6186 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.9188 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.6208 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 3.7204 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 3.8180 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.5257 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.8183 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 3.6181 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.9185 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 3.8203 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 3.5217 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 5.8243 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 4.4193 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 3.7212 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 3.5195 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.6248 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 4.2243 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 4.5247 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 3.9224 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 3.5210 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 3.9203 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 4.6212 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 4.2172 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 4.1227 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 5.4193 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 4.6270 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 5.2208 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 3.6239 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 3.8230 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 3.6229 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 4.5184 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 4.3244 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.7208 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 5.4204 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 4.2198 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 4.3204 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14172 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 4.3246 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14172 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 4.3202 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14171 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 4.2192 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14171 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 3.9205 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.0246 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.6205 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.8257 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.3211 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.6195 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.5196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.6196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.8230 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.9212 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.9244 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.9196 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.6226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.9241 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 5.9226 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 7.9200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.5200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.4204 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14176 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.0204 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14180 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.6238 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14181 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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