Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 52 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 52 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska on Wed, May 19, 2021, 7:18 PM AKDT (03:18 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 66 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-20 03:18:11 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.709° N, 138.855° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.758 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.283 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.636 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.948 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.642 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.5111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.676 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.576 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.866 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.647 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.579 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.340 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.340 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.730 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.052 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.756 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.862 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.557 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1983 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216fl4rqi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.