Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 86 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska on Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 9:48 PM AKST (06:48 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 88 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-29 06:48:19 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.247° N, 138.327° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.587 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.888 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.788 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.4131 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.026 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.765 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.673 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.0120 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.596 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.874 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.8117 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.1120 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.276 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.778 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.543 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.597 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.082 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.695 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.997 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.286 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.559 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.889 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.388 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
  15. 2.332 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.872 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201c2fzu8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.