Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 84 km E of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 84 km E of Yakutat, Alaska on Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 5:15 AM AKST (14:15 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 83 km E of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-08 14:15:34 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.417° N, 138.257° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.685 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.637 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.575 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.552 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.858 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 4.283 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  11. 2.586 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.581 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.682 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.579 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.9British Columbia, Canada · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.061 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.781 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.952 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.794 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.851 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.551 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.6112 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.584 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.6104 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.482 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.383 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.925 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.785 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.884 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.475 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.644 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.931 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.642 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.064 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.544 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.346 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.989 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.842 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.734 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.742 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2085 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.592 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211sqdw3e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.