Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 56 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 56 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Tue, Feb 27, 2024, 8:52 AM AKST (17:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 89 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-02-27 17:52:02 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.044° N, 139.932° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.776 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 945 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 945 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 945 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 944 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.7114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 943 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 943 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.5119 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 942 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.886 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 942 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.0119 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 939 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.582 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 938 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.582 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 938 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.882 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 938 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.6100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.7120 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.9113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 936 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 936 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.594 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 934 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.5108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 934 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.288 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 934 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.795 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 934 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.872 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 932 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.1114 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.667 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 932 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.768 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 932 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.5134 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 932 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.951 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 931 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.5119 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 931 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.7120 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 930 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.6105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 929 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.5105 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 929 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 927 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.595 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.9100 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 926 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.576 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 922 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.351 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 920 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.5133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 917 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.5124 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 917 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.065 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 915 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.681 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 914 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.7117 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 913 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.551 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 906 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 904 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.0107 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 899 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.9105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 898 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.489 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 897 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.0127 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 895 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.681 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 888 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.099 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 947 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.6107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.784 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.693 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.850 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 949 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.5113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.3114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 951 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.733 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 951 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.580 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.541 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 956 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.538 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 956 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.137 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 956 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.882 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 958 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.574 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 959 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.677 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 959 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.945 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 960 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.8108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 962 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.169 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 964 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.5104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 965 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0242o7lndc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:52 PM UTC.