Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 77 km W of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 77 km W of Yakutat, Alaska on Wed, May 26, 2021, 3:39 PM AKDT (23:39 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.2 80 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-26 23:39:39 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.649° N, 141.091° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.280 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.887 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.894 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.377 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.989 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.873 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.872 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.8141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.684 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.1103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.8103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.4100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.4145 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.6112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.068 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.690 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.890 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1916 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.978 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.866 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.647 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.272 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.078 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.598 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.5102 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.246 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.5120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.784 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.758 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.8132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.6134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.8118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.3Southern Alaska · 1966 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.1110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.879 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.052 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.670 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.551 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.778 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216pue30f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:32 AM UTC.