Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 79 km N of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 79 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 8:25 AM AKDT (16:25 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 51 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-08 16:25:06 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.255° N, 139.606° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.272 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.078 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.598 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.340 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.5102 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.047 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.246 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.9115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.067 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.069 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.075 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.7109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.666 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.768 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.269 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.663 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.564 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.725 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.5Southeastern Alaska · 1884 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.681 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.796 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1883 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.681 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.975 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.065 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.684 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.984 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.482 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.079 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.055 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.178 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.868 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.1124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.773 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.393 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.785 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.268 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.665 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.647 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.866 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.978 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1916 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.576 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.890 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.690 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.068 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.642 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.6112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.948 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.636 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.684 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.6115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218ou8wfp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.