Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sat, Dec 18, 2021, 1:43 AM AKST (10:43 UTC), 20 km (13 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-18 10:43:12 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.020° N, 141.396° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.2121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.358 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.497 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.6100 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.899 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.7129 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.588 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.1101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.950 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.583 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.566 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.673 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 5.2104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  18. 2.0109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.5111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.453 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.8110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.1108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.748 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.6113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.2105 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.0133 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.662 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.557 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.662 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.051 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1709 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.571 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.751 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.797 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.5117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.574 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.2117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.744 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.094 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.778 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.5107 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.8107 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.766 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.896 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.6135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.670 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.674 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.660 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.791 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.3118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.988 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.799 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.899 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.168 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.658 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.857 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.967 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.6104 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.050 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.685 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.5102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.066 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away

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