Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 10:56 AM AKDT (18:56 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-17 18:56:57 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.938° N, 141.587° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5102 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.9115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.067 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.069 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.075 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.7109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.666 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.768 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.2119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.663 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.895 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.997 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.681 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.975 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.065 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.984 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.482 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.079 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.178 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.1124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.773 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.393 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.785 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.268 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.665 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.957 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.771 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.583 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.457 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.0133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.8105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.7118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.9112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.598 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.673 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.078 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.272 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.669 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.647 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.866 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.978 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1917 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.683 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.890 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.690 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.068 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.0102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.6112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02193rgn4m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.