Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Oct 1, 2021, 9:16 PM AKDT (05:16 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 95 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-02 05:16:56 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.034° N, 137.960° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.595 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.042 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.729 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.4121 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.616 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.793 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 1800 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.831 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.990 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.545 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.090 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.293 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.6101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.5101 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.685 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.097 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.556 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.932 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.528 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.594 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.836 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.7101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.8100 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cmvv5i4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.