M1.9 earthquake 77 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 8:18 AM AKST

UTC

2026-01-21 17:18:56 UTC

Depth

11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.040° N, 140.702° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

147°

Stations used

24

• Yakutat, AlaskaPopulation 662. Forecast77 kmNW
• Whitehorse, CanadaPopulation 28,201. Forecast319 kmW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast518 kmE

After

1. 2.2119 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 9:09 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 9:19 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.5113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 9:39 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 9:47 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.695 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 9:59 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.0118 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 10:25 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 10:36 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.7101 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 11:13 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 11:18 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.5114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 11:20 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.575 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 11:22 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 12:22 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 12:44 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.6103 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 1:15 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 2:21 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.4105 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 3:51 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.6114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 5:23 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 5:57 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.5110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 6:23 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.198 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 6:31 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
21. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 7:10 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
22. 2.4120 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 7:15 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.495 km WNW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 7:22 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
24. 1.7121 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 7:38 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
25. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 8:07 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
26. 1.8109 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 9:50 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.798 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 11:22 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
28. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 11:53 PM AKST · 256 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
29. 1.573 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 2:57 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
30. 1.6113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 4:18 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
31. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 5:26 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.8118 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 5:40 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
33. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 6:24 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
34. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 6:31 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
35. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 7:15 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
36. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 9:42 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
37. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 10:05 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
38. 1.597 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 2:54 PM AKST · 255 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 4:53 PM AKST · 255 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
40. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 5:33 PM AKST · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
41. 1.6112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 5:55 PM AKST · 255 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
42. 1.5104 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 6:23 PM AKST · 255 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
43. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 6:55 PM AKST · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
44. 1.5109 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaThu, Jan 22, 7:44 PM AKST · 255 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
45. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 1:01 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
46. 1.8122 km NNW of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 1:16 AM AKST · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
47. 2.394 km NNE of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 1:43 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
48. 1.7117 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 3:04 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
49. 2.199 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 3:40 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
50. 1.5114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 3:59 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
51. 1.7105 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 4:44 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
52. 2.7104 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 6:27 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
53. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 6:52 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
54. 1.5110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 7:23 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
55. 1.5120 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 8:04 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
56. 2.7114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 9:08 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
57. 2.2111 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 9:21 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
58. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 9:50 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
59. 1.598 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 9:53 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
60. 1.5109 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaFri, Jan 23, 10:41 AM AKST · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.7100 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 7:00 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.2113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 6:13 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 5:58 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.6105 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 4:37 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.6110 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaWed, Jan 21, 3:35 AM AKST · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.9114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 10:11 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.5115 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 9:49 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.6108 km NW of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 9:40 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 9:08 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.693 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 8:49 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.880 km NNE of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 8:35 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.5113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 7:35 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.598 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 6:54 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.799 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 6:32 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.5125 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 5:57 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.4114 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 5:43 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.6107 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 5:40 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.5117 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 5:27 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 5:11 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.6119 km N of Yakutat, AlaskaTue, Jan 20, 4:38 PM AKST · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bmaxpp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.