Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 50 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 12:44 AM AKST (09:44 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 60 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-22 09:44:20 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.968° N, 140.079° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.782 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.672 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.069 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.650 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.549 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.853 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.770 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.586 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.577 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.898 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.793 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.584 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.750 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.793 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.0134 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.766 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.464 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.961 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 3.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.767 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.664 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.565 km NNW of Yakutat, AK · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.861 km NNW of Yakutat, AK · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2027 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.666 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.860 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.665 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.7103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.7130 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2023 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.062 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.962 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 2021 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.061 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.769 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.645 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.1106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.7107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.5107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.0105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.990 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.878 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.082 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.5139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.480 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.6117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.077 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.674 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.675 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.552 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.668 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.766 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.174 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.964 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.7137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.758 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212ft3ru0. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.