M3.1 earthquake 65 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 65 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 6:17 AM AKST (15:17 UTC), 11 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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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
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.047 · 60 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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021grw6tsw (also filed as us7000g86g). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.