Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Aug 8, 2021, 10:50 AM AKDT (18:50 UTC), 14 km (8 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-08 18:50:08 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.352° N, 141.330° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.681 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.975 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.065 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.984 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.482 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.079 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.178 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.1124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.773 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.393 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.785 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.268 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.665 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.957 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.771 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.583 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.457 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.0133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.8105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.7118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.495 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.277 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 3.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 4.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away · tsunami flag
  43. 3.259 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.162 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 3.363 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.359 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.054 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.452 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 1.997 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.681 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.895 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.663 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.2119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.768 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.666 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.7109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.075 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.069 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.067 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.9115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.576 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.874 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a458w1k. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.