M2.6 earthquake 63 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 63 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 5:10 PM AKDT (01:10 UTC), 15 km (9 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.045 · 64 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 189.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219vl78ld (also filed as us6000f1ql). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.