Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 50 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 1:02 AM AKDT (09:02 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-07 09:02:38 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.954° N, 140.130° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 177 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.950 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.951 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.952 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.552 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.757 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.252 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.651 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.150 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.746 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.650 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.251 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.855 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.951 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.560 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.651 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.955 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.559 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.556 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.652 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.949 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.355 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.7108 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.150 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.759 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.659 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.959 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.959 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.253 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.458 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.157 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.159 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.968 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.653 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.556 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.751 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.562 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.660 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.054 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.659 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 3.458 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.657 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.659 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.458 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.556 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.154 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.749 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.352 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.657 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.754 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.355 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.954 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.354 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away

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