M2.1 earthquake 178 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 12:04 AM AKST

UTC

2026-01-29 09:04:09 UTC

Depth

13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.315° N, 139.340° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.9 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±1.10

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

8

• Yakutat, AlaskaPopulation 662. Forecast198 kmN
• Whitehorse, CanadaPopulation 28,201. Forecast240 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast564 kmE

After

1. 2.0111 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 12:06 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 12:55 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 2:35 AM AKST · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.0110 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 3:10 AM AKST · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.2100 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 4:30 AM AKST · 247 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.2105 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 5:11 AM AKST · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.8119 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 6:23 AM AKST · 247 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.0108 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 9:36 AM AKST · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 1:09 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.2122 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 2:35 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 3:32 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.4101 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 4:45 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 8:06 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
14. 2.3119 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 9:02 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 9:52 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.198 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 10:00 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.8129 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 10:03 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 11:44 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 11:47 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
20. 2.4105 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 29, 11:52 PM AKST · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 12:46 AM AKST · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
22. 1.998 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 3:40 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
23. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 3:55 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
24. 2.2118 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 4:29 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.399 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 5:06 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.6116 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 5:10 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
27. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 5:18 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
28. 2.0112 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 5:46 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 6:33 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
30. 3.2136 km E of McCarthy, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 7:47 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 9:51 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
32. 1.8121 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 10:44 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.8101 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 11:40 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 12:10 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
35. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 1:10 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
36. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 2:00 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 2:05 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 2:54 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 3:12 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
40. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 3:41 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
41. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 3:44 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
42. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 5:26 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.7100 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 5:54 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
44. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 6:11 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
45. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 7:17 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 7:31 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 8:39 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
48. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 8:49 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
49. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 10:02 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
50. 3.8108 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 10:25 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
51. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 10:53 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
52. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 30, 11:58 PM AKST · 246 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
53. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 31, 12:17 AM AKST · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
54. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 31, 3:06 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
55. 1.8128 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
56. 1.7122 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 31, 5:19 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
57. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 31, 7:48 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
58. 1.9100 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 31, 8:09 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
59. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 31, 8:30 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
60. 2.5109 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaSat, Jan 31, 8:52 AM AKST · 245 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.3114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 9:41 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 6:23 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.0120 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 6:11 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.9113 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 6:01 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.4116 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 5:39 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.0123 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 3:30 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.7108 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 3:11 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.3159 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 2:46 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.9120 km ESE of McCarthy, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 2:40 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 2:01 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 1:33 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 12:28 PM AKST · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.2120 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 11:18 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.0100 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 10:51 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.3102 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 10:47 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
17. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 10:39 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 10:15 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.3121 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 9:31 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.2107 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 28, 6:08 AM AKST · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cacjoa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.