Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 9:27 PM AKST (06:27 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 93 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-01-13 06:27:30 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.230° N, 141.292° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0123 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 991 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.690 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 991 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.9115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 990 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.593 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 984 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.8116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.6109 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 982 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.5108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 982 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.190 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 982 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.0130 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 981 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.598 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 980 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.5113 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.575 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 977 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.957 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 977 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.778 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.5110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 972 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.682 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 972 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.9145 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 972 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.688 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 972 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.692 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 971 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.6111 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 971 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.9118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 970 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.479 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 970 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.0112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 969 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.580 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 969 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.684 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 968 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.692 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 968 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.5104 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 965 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.5112 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 964 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.169 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 964 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.6163 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 963 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.8108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 962 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.677 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 959 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.574 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 959 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.882 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 957 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.580 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.3114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 951 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.5113 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 951 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.2166 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 950 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.0126 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 949 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.693 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.784 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.6107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.697 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 948 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.099 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 947 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.656 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 946 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.776 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 946 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.6110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 945 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.753 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 944 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.560 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 944 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.5101 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 944 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.6117 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 944 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.7114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.5122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 943 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 943 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.8119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 942 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.886 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 942 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.7119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 938 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.582 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 938 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 938 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.6125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 937 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.651 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 992 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.2117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 993 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.8117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 993 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.7115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 993 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 993 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.652 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 993 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.6119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.752 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 993 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.9117 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 993 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.694 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 994 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.5116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 995 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.297 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 996 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.8118 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 997 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.793 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 998 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.8140 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 998 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.685 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 999 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.7122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 999 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.690 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.6118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.6102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024llpypr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.