Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 69 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 69 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 2:44 AM AKST (11:44 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-02 11:44:02 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.157° N, 139.476° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212t2ldif. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:06 AM UTC.