M1.7 earthquake 73 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 1:50 PM AKDT

UTC

2021-08-17 21:50:54 UTC

Depth

2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

59.970° N, 140.724° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

28

• Yakutat, AlaskaPopulation 662. Forecast73 kmNW
• Whitehorse, CanadaPopulation 28,201. Forecast323 kmWSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast519 kmESE

After

1. 2.393 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Aug 17, 7:42 PM AKDT · 1867 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
2. 1.785 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 21, 3:37 AM AKDT · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.268 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 21, 5:41 PM AKDT · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.665 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 3:00 AM AKDT · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 5:45 AM AKDT · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.028 km NNE of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 12:27 PM AKDT · 1862 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 6:51 PM AKDT · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.957 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 7:04 PM AKDT · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
9. 1.771 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Aug 24, 11:34 AM AKDT · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
10. 1.583 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Aug 24, 4:24 PM AKDT · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.457 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Aug 25, 1:31 PM AKDT · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Aug 26, 10:32 PM AKDT · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
13. 2.0133 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Aug 27, 7:50 AM AKDT · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Aug 27, 3:07 PM AKDT · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.654 km NE of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Aug 27, 10:48 PM AKDT · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.8105 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 8:38 AM AKDT · 1857 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
17. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 9:37 AM AKDT · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
18. 1.7118 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 5:07 PM AKDT · 1854 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
19. 2.495 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 6:47 AM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
20. 2.277 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 12:58 PM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
21. 1.772 km NNE of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 2:11 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 4:57 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
23. 3.055 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:26 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
24. 4.050 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:27 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away · tsunami flag
25. 3.259 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:27 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
26. 2.162 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:29 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
27. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:32 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
28. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaSat, Sep 4, 5:33 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
29. 2.4Southeastern AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:38 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
30. 2.555 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:46 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
31. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:52 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
32. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:56 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
33. 2.550 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:56 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
34. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 6:03 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
35. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 6:12 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
36. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 6:13 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
37. 3.363 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 6:54 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
38. 2.359 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 6:55 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
39. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 6:57 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
40. 2.054 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 6:57 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
41. 2.452 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 6:58 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:05 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
43. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:07 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
44. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:09 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
45. 1.852 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:09 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.552 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:23 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
47. 2.259 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:33 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
48. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:38 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
49. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:04 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
50. 2.556 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:15 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
51. 3.257 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:16 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
52. 3.160 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:29 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
53. 2.055 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:31 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
54. 2.454 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:32 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaSat, Sep 4, 8:33 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
56. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:37 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
57. 3.256 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:50 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
58. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:53 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
59. 2.551 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:55 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
60. 2.956 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:56 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 2.1124 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Aug 17, 9:19 AM AKDT · 1868 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Aug 17, 1:42 AM AKDT · 1868 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 14, 10:24 PM AKDT · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.868 km NNE of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 14, 4:47 PM AKDT · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 14, 12:09 PM AKDT · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Aug 14, 12:27 AM AKDT · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.178 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Aug 12, 7:43 AM AKDT · 1873 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.079 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Aug 12, 2:13 AM AKDT · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Aug 12, 1:09 AM AKDT · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Aug 11, 12:31 PM AKDT · 1873 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.482 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Aug 11, 11:54 AM AKDT · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
12. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Aug 11, 11:09 AM AKDT · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.984 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Aug 10, 12:03 PM AKDT · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
14. 2.065 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Aug 9, 10:06 PM AKDT · 1875 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Aug 9, 11:11 AM AKDT · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
16. 1.975 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Aug 9, 8:59 AM AKDT · 1876 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.681 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Aug 9, 8:36 AM AKDT · 1876 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.579 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Aug 8, 3:52 PM AKDT · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Aug 8, 10:50 AM AKDT · 1877 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
20. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Aug 6, 12:36 AM AKDT · 1879 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aj2vext. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:41 AM UTC.