M2.3 earthquake 50 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 12:18 PM AKDT (20:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 55 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 124.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bzza7wn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.