Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Nov 12, 2021, 1:55 AM AKST (10:55 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M5.2 104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-12 10:55:29 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.383° N, 141.436° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.375 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.674 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.678 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.573 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1783 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.174 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.7103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.173 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.3112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.6112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.746 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.7140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.6128 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.580 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.566 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.8100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.968 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.7133 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.0115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.8118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.1110 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.9129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.389 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.066 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.685 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 3.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.7135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.967 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.658 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.168 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.899 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.799 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.988 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.3118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.1125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.791 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.660 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.0107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 1.7107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.0110 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.559 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.394 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.690 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.8107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.0109 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.7120 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.5113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.693 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.556 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.690 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.9119 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.659 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

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