Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 60 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 60 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 9:53 AM AKST (18:53 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-17 18:53:49 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.079° N, 139.971° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3112 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.6113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.6112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.746 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.685 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1775 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.7140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.6128 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.5126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.566 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.8100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.693 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.667 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.968 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.038 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.0115 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.845 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.8118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1762 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.671 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.066 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.685 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.7135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.967 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.542 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.540 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.658 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.168 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.899 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.799 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.988 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.3118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.660 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.0107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.7124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.2121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.358 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.782 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.058 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.899 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.571 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.767 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 3.670 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 3.165 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.667 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.588 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.1101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 3.173 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.7103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.174 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1783 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.573 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.678 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.674 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.776 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.375 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.5115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.9105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.6133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.7107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.679 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.559 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.394 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.690 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

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