Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Sun, Nov 27, 2022, 4:30 AM AKST (13:30 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 84 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-11-27 13:30:15 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.863° N, 139.170° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1402 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.058 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.5108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.5106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.650 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.643 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.591 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.662 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1387 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.559 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.780 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 1382 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.158 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.749 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.796 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.771 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.869 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.870 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.8Southeastern Alaska · 1377 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.694 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.696 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.597 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.875 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.692 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.591 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.997 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.992 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.198 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.695 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.589 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.646 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.598 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.627 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.9110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.060 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.948 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.297 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.7Southeastern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.646 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.895 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.095 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1363 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.550 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1353 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.680 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.172 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.865 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1350 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.271 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.492 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1347 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.6104 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.383 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 3.084 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.983 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.0Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1347 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.055 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.056 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1347 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.682 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.767 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.953 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 1.662 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.923 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.551 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.690 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.589 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.646 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.548 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.8107 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.782 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1409 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.796 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.558 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.661 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.554 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.853 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.1100 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.964 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.763 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.755 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.672 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.661 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022f7msyz5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.