Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 9:23 PM AKST (06:23 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 75 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-04 06:23:19 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.323° N, 141.579° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.3133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2091 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.5132 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.789 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.5109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.696 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.999 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.087 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.569 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.3113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.681 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.893 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.0108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.6120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.293 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.885 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.9100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.1114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.8132 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.975 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.971 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.596 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.977 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.394 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.9129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.0114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.758 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.1103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.7137 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.964 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.9106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.766 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.9108 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.674 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.077 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.6117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.9110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.480 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.5139 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.8136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.5130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.179 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.967 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.695 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.561 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.6103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.068 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.6126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.865 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.3126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.1101 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.599 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.696 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2117 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.774 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216puyl7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:37 PM UTC.