Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 73 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 73 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska on Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 3:19 AM AKST (12:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 83 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-07 12:19:08 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.048° N, 138.875° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.592 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2084 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.742 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.734 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.989 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.346 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.544 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.064 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.642 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.644 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.884 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.785 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.383 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  16. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.482 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.584 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.685 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.575 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.552 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.858 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 4.283 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  27. 2.586 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.581 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.749 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.3118 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.058 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.643 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.273 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.190 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.648 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.1135 km S of Yakutat, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.8102 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.5117 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bs0pyb (also filed as us6000d6fw). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.