Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on Sun, Jan 18, 2026, 3:27 AM AKST (12:27 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-18 12:27:34 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.556° N, 139.951° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
13

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.8134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.6118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.897 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.7102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.199 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.899 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.6122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.9119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.6112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.5123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.1116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.5141 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.587 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.8120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.6124 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.8121 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.5109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.796 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.5121 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.5135 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.2116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.3108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.6141 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.889 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.697 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.6106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.3112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.5134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.8117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.2112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.797 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.7101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.1112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.8101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.8120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.7109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.6123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.829 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bgedef. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.