Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 65 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 65 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 3:00 AM AKDT (11:00 UTC), 6 km (3 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
2021-08-22 11:00:02 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.946° N, 140.570° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.028 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.957 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.771 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.583 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.457 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.0133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.654 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.8105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.329 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.159 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.7118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.495 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.277 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.772 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 3.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away · tsunami flag
  23. 3.259 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.162 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 3.363 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.359 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.054 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.452 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.852 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.552 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.259 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.556 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 3.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 3.160 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.454 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 3.256 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.956 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.354 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 2.268 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.785 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.393 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.773 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.1124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.868 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.178 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.055 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.079 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.482 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.984 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.065 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ar6azdg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.