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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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

  1. 1.650 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.549 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.853 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.699 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.770 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.586 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.577 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.898 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.793 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.584 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.750 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.793 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.0134 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.766 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.464 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.961 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 3.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.767 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.664 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.565 km NNW of Yakutat, AK · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.861 km NNW of Yakutat, AK · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2027 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.666 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.860 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.665 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.579 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.7130 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.062 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.962 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 2022 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.061 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.578 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.769 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.645 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.1106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.7107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.5107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.0105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.990 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.878 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.787 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.470 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.8109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.871 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.993 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.666 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.672 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.782 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.082 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.480 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.6117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.077 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.674 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.675 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.552 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.668 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.766 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.174 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

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