M1.7 earthquake 51 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 5:30 PM AKDT

UTC

2021-09-17 01:30:31 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

59.981° N, 140.017° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

27

• Yakutat, AlaskaPopulation 662. Forecast51 kmNNW
• Whitehorse, CanadaPopulation 28,201. Forecast285 kmWSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast556 kmE

After

1. 1.847 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 8:27 PM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.657 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 2:15 AM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
3. 2.655 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 3:49 AM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
4. 1.856 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 3:51 AM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 3:51 AM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.053 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 3:59 AM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 10:12 AM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.559 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 10:23 AM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
9. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 10:32 AM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.790 km WSW of Haines Junction, CanadaFri, Sep 17, 11:03 PM AKDT · 1839 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.557 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 18, 2:02 AM AKDT · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.056 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 18, 2:05 AM AKDT · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
13. 1.662 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 18, 4:31 AM AKDT · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
14. 1.955 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 18, 10:18 AM AKDT · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.859 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 18, 10:56 AM AKDT · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.350 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 18, 12:18 PM AKDT · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.058 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 19, 5:40 AM AKDT · 1838 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
18. 2.157 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 19, 5:41 AM AKDT · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.854 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 19, 7:45 AM AKDT · 1838 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.354 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 19, 2:27 PM AKDT · 1838 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.555 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 19, 3:32 PM AKDT · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
22. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaSun, Sep 19, 5:27 PM AKDT · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
23. 1.758 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 20, 7:03 AM AKDT · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
24. 2.653 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 20, 8:54 AM AKDT · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.053 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 20, 9:13 AM AKDT · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
26. 1.5145 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 20, 11:45 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.555 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 12:02 AM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.952 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 7:59 AM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
29. 3.255 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 1:00 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
30. 2.155 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 1:12 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
31. 2.052 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 1:13 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
32. 2.249 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 2:12 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
33. 1.650 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 2:23 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
34. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 5:13 PM AKDT · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
35. 1.659 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 6:21 PM AKDT · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
36. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 22, 4:22 AM AKDT · 1835 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
37. 1.855 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 22, 6:50 AM AKDT · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
38. 1.557 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 22, 9:25 AM AKDT · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
39. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 22, 1:30 PM AKDT · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
40. 1.582 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 22, 5:18 PM AKDT · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.6129 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 24, 3:44 AM AKDT · 1833 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
42. 2.066 km NNE of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 24, 5:36 PM AKDT · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
43. 2.5111 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Sep 24, 9:20 PM AKDT · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.7104 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Sep 25, 2:14 PM AKDT · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
45. 1.552 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 26, 10:43 PM AKDT · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
46. 2.654 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 27, 8:25 PM AKDT · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
47. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 27, 11:02 PM AKDT · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
48. 1.575 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 28, 9:44 AM AKDT · 1829 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
49. 1.5108 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 28, 4:01 PM AKDT · 1829 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
50. 1.650 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 29, 2:53 AM AKDT · 1828 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
51. 1.674 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 29, 12:54 PM AKDT · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
52. 2.354 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 29, 10:00 PM AKDT · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
53. 1.975 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 30, 9:28 AM AKDT · 1827 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
54. 1.5116 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 30, 10:13 PM AKDT · 1826 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
55. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Oct 1, 2:42 AM AKDT · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
56. 1.658 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Oct 2, 9:06 AM AKDT · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
57. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Oct 2, 12:08 PM AKDT · 1825 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
58. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, CanadaSat, Oct 2, 12:08 PM AKDT · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
59. 2.1Southern AlaskaSat, Oct 2, 10:49 PM AKDT · 1824 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.971 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Oct 3, 10:19 PM AKDT · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

1. 1.549 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 12:43 PM AKDT · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.956 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 8:28 AM AKDT · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.562 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 7:37 AM AKDT · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
4. 1.666 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 1:12 AM AKDT · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.759 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 15, 8:00 PM AKDT · 1841 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
6. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 15, 4:31 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.557 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 15, 6:03 AM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.554 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Sep 15, 5:17 AM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.753 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 6:10 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.578 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 6:07 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
11. 2.755 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 5:53 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
12. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 5:49 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
13. 1.657 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 5:44 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
14. 3.458 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 5:43 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.156 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 2:35 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.659 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 13, 11:56 AM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 13, 7:48 AM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.054 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaMon, Sep 13, 6:52 AM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.660 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 12, 11:59 PM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.562 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaSun, Sep 12, 9:32 PM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021by0i5xt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.