Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 3:51 AM AKDT (11:51 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 42 km E of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-28 11:51:06 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.320° N, 138.559° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.545 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.653 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.090 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.038 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.845 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.987 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1761 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.8British Columbia, Canada · 1758 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.542 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.673 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.540 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.498 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.596 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.058 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.793 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.616 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.487 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1805 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.4121 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.563 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.1110 km S of Yakutat, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.729 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.595 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dtzm6bi. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.