Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 85 km E of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 85 km E of Yakutat, Alaska on Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 7:11 PM AKST (04:11 UTC), 2 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-09 04:11:16 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.431° N, 138.236° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.051 · 51 stations

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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2058 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.637 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.575 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.552 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.858 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 4.283 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  9. 2.586 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.581 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.682 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.579 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 2025 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.9British Columbia, Canada · 2025 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.061 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.781 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.952 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.794 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.851 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.551 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.6112 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.584 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.6104 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.584 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.482 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.383 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  6. 1.925 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.785 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.884 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.475 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.644 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.931 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.642 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.064 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.544 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.346 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.989 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.842 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.734 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away

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