Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Tue, Aug 3, 2021, 11:49 PM AKDT (07:49 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 51 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-04 07:49:41 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.567° N, 139.168° 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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.681 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.796 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1880 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.975 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.065 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.684 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.055 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.868 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.295 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.773 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.268 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.665 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.028 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.957 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.169 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.771 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.457 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.654 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.329 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.159 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.277 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.772 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 3.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 4.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away · tsunami flag
  36. 3.259 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.162 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 3.363 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.359 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.054 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.452 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.852 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.552 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.259 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.725 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.564 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.191 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.663 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.269 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.768 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.666 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.9108 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.075 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.069 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.067 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.246 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.047 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.340 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219xcjl7s. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.