Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 50 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 11:22 PM AKDT (07:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 58 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-06 07:22:44 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.962° N, 140.096° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.950 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.657 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.657 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.747 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.854 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.255 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.054 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.157 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.856 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.853 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.356 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.652 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.755 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.151 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.155 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.256 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.552 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.757 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.251 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.657 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.450 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.660 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.059 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.652 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.855 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.849 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.354 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.954 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 3.355 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.657 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.352 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.749 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.154 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.556 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.458 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.657 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.157 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.863 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.854 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.957 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.151 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  8. 1.648 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.354 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.253 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.853 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.549 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.849 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.950 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bfx49f6. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.