Alaska earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 172 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 172 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska on Tue, Dec 1, 1987, 12:35 PM AKST (21:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 193 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-12-01 21:35:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.346° N, 141.620° 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: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1227 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 5.4193 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.6270 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 5.2208 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.6239 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.8230 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.6229 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.5184 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14174 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.3244 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.7208 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 5.4204 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14173 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.2198 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14172 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.3204 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14172 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.3246 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14172 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.3202 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14171 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.2192 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14171 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.2233 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14170 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.1214 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14169 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.8206 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14168 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.8241 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14167 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 3.8199 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14165 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.4261 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14164 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.2225 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14163 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.5180 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14163 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 4.2196 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14162 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 3.9264 km SSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14161 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 3.7214 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14161 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.4186 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14161 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 5.5184 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14161 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 3.7227 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14155 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 4.1260 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14151 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.5249 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14151 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 3.7207 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14150 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 3.7215 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14145 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.3183 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14144 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 4.1Gulf of Alaska · 14141 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.5236 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14139 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.4229 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14139 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 3.9235 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14138 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 3.9231 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.4187 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14136 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.4198 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14135 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.4Gulf of Alaska · 14134 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.3260 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14133 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.6192 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14132 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.4256 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14128 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.4230 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14126 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 3.5202 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14126 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 4.1241 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14119 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 4.9233 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14119 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.4192 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14117 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.1196 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14117 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.6212 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.9203 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.5210 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.9224 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.5247 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.2243 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.6248 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.5195 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.7212 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.4193 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 5.8243 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.5217 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.8203 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.9185 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.6181 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.8183 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.5257 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.8180 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.7204 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.6208 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska · 14175 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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