M2.4 earthquake 98 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 98 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 1:01 AM AKST (10:01 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.062 · 34 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fy1fzqa (also filed as us7000gbn1). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.