Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 99 km N of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 99 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on Thu, Jan 8, 2026, 5:09 PM AKST (02:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-09 02:09:37 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.425° N, 139.441° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.198 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.9116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.9117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.0112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.9103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.2110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.0154 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.0106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.0104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.4101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.0118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 3.2108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.199 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.9106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.2111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 3.4111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.398 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 265 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.2115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.3110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.3115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.498 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.4114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.3118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.2107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.2111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.1118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.2108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 264 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.0112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.297 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.3115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.9142 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.8111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.4113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.3109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.299 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.2108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.2115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.4115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.0114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026aowcsv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.