Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 45 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 45 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 7:31 PM AKST (04:31 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 70 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-02 04:31:23 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.711° N, 138.983° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.987 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1762 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.8British Columbia, Canada · 1759 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1759 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.066 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.967 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.542 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.540 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.658 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.168 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.988 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.660 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.358 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.596 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.758 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.782 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.058 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.571 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.767 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.670 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 3.165 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.667 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.950 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.566 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.886 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.545 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.652 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.453 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.748 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.9103 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.9114 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.851 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.557 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.662 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.945 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.9102 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.144 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.840 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.051 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.6117 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.751 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.553 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.038 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.968 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.667 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.693 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.566 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.655 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.563 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.685 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.746 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.173 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.174 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.090 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.559 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.555 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.653 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.545 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ffr51dv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.