Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 57 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 57 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 7:04 PM AKDT (03:04 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-23 03:04:32 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.023° N, 140.120° 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
43

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 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.771 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.583 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.457 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.0133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.654 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.8105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.329 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.159 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.7118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.495 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.277 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.772 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 4.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away · tsunami flag
  19. 3.259 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.162 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.363 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.359 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.054 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.452 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.852 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.552 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.259 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.556 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 3.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 3.160 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.454 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 3.256 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.956 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.354 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.452 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.028 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.665 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.268 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.785 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.393 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.773 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.1124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.868 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.178 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.055 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.079 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.579 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.482 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021asp3s7a. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.