Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska on Wed, Jan 27, 2021, 8:36 PM AKST (05:36 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 83 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-28 05:36:25 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.628° N, 138.985° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.644 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.475 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.884 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.785 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.758 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.383 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  7. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.482 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.584 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.685 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.964 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.174 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.766 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.668 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.575 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.552 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.675 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.674 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.858 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.283 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  28. 2.586 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.581 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.782 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.069 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.650 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.549 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.853 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.770 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.577 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.584 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.750 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.766 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.464 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.961 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 3.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.767 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.664 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.565 km NNW of Yakutat, AK · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.861 km NNW of Yakutat, AK · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.666 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.860 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.665 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.579 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.062 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.064 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.544 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.346 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.734 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.742 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2085 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.658 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.773 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.749 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.580 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.967 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211ae8nl7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.