Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 84 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 84 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Wed, Jun 16, 2021, 4:52 AM AKDT (12:52 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-16 12:52:01 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.129° N, 140.681° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.8103 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.4100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.948 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.4145 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.0116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.6112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.068 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.690 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.890 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.576 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1916 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.978 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.866 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.647 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.579 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.272 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.078 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.598 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.5102 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.246 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.9115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.067 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.069 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.075 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.7109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.666 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.768 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.269 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.2119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.663 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.564 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.895 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.681 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.681 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.975 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.065 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.8141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.872 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.873 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.989 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.377 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.894 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.887 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.280 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.7122 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.6122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.677 km W of Yakutat, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.5120 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0217oe7b2y. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC.