Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 84 km E of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 84 km E of Yakutat, Alaska on Thu, Feb 4, 2021, 5:27 AM AKST (14:27 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-04 14:27:41 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.450° N, 138.243° 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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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.785 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.925 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.383 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  4. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.482 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.584 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.685 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.649 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.637 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.575 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.552 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.858 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 4.283 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  18. 2.586 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.581 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.682 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.579 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.9British Columbia, Canada · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.061 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.781 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.952 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.794 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.851 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.551 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.475 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.644 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.931 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.642 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.064 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.544 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.346 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.989 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.842 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.734 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.742 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2085 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.592 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.8102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.647 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.658 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.773 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211m4b369 (also filed as us6000degd). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.