Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 7:50 AM AKDT (15:50 UTC), 2 km (1 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 15:50:32 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.285° N, 141.616° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.8105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.7105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.7118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.495 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away · tsunami flag
  10. 3.259 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.162 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.363 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.359 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.054 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.452 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.852 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.552 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.259 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.556 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 3.160 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.454 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 3.256 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.956 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.354 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.452 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.851 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1852 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.950 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.849 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.457 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.583 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.771 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.957 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.257 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.665 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.268 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.785 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.393 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.773 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.1124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.380 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.7102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

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