Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 4:28 PM AKDT (00:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 64 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-28 00:28:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.428° N, 139.011° 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

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Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.676 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.576 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.647 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.579 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.340 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.047 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.246 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.9108 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.666 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.269 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.191 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.564 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.725 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.5Southeastern Alaska · 1881 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.796 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1880 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.065 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.684 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.055 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.868 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.295 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.028 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.957 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.169 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.457 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.948 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.636 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.283 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021881d8e8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC.