Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 66 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 66 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 2:35 PM AKST (23:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 90 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-11 23:35:27 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.105° N, 140.159° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.860 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.665 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.7103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.6109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.7130 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.062 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.962 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 2022 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.061 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.769 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.645 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.1106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.7107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.5107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.0105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.990 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.878 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.787 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.470 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.8109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.7136 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.871 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.5129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.993 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.666 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.6128 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.5119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.675 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.0130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.978 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.6147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.674 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.778 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.670 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.052 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.879 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.1110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.861 km NNW of Yakutat, AK · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.565 km NNW of Yakutat, AK · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.664 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.767 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.961 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.464 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.766 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.0134 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.793 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.750 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.584 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.793 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021385ito8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.