Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 2:31 AM AKST (11:31 UTC), 12 km (7 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: 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 2:31 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-12-16 11:31:37 UTC
Depth: 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.016° N, 141.613° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.055 · 44 stations

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 58

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g30tylm (also filed as us6000gcr9). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.