Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 12:13 PM AKST (21:13 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-16 21:13:40 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.592° N, 139.845° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.3103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.356 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.0108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.0119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.2101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.3117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.2114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.1118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.5113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.1105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.193 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.7110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.0107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.1117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.399 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.5100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.1105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.297 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.9107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.0121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.197 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.3118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.829 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.6123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.8120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.8101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.7101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.1100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.1109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.1120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.399 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.1117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.0100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.2104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.3118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.4120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.0113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bdectx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.