Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 97 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 97 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 10:33 PM AKDT (06:33 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 87 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada. 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
2021-09-13 06:33:20 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.849° N, 138.092° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.685 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.666 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.5101 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.790 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1839 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.066 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.674 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.595 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.467 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.729 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.563 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.738 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.487 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1807 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.616 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.793 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 1799 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.794 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.675 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.866 km S of Haines Junction, Canada · 1794 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.545 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.653 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.556 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.140 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.836 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.772 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.159 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.329 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.654 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.169 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.028 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.653 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.749 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.638 km NNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.295 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.868 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.658 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021brhck7m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.