Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 75 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 75 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Tue, Sep 28, 2021, 9:44 AM AKDT (17:44 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.1 73 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-28 17:44:08 UTC
Depth
16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.159° N, 140.313° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.650 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.674 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.354 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.975 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.5116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.658 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.981 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1822 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1821 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.971 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.853 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.778 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.972 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.461 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 1817 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.855 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.557 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.757 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.8104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.467 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.729 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.0104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.785 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.563 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.349 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.651 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.453 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.4Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1809 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.556 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.7110 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.956 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.456 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.650 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.5137 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.179 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.677 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.387 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.8Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.616 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.577 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.479 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.673 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.698 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.5134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.659 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.552 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.7104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.5111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.066 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.6129 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.582 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.953 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.557 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.855 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.553 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.659 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.650 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.249 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.052 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.155 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.255 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.952 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cgh0vae. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.