Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Thu, May 27, 2021, 5:11 PM AKDT (01:11 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
2021-05-28 01:11:21 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.862° N, 141.814° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.7122 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.280 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.887 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.894 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.377 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.989 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.873 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.872 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.8141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.684 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.1103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.8103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.4100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.7130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.4145 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.0116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.6112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.068 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.690 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.890 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1918 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.978 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.866 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.647 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.272 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.078 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.598 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.5135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.9115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.067 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.069 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.677 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.5120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.784 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.758 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.5131 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.8132 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.6134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.1105 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.8118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.3Southern Alaska · 1967 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.1110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.879 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.694 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.670 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away

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