Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 2:20 AM AKST (11:20 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

Yakutat forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-24 11:20:08 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.569° N, 140.076° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
20

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.038 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.5119 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.1111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.1113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.0117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.5117 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.6120 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.9115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.1107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.3115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.7116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.7115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.3113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.6111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.6114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.6116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.6120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.6134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.6115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.8114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.5116 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.6117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.6112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.6120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.1114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.8113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.199 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.2107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.5106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.9105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.7111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.8100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.5112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.8105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.9101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.7112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.570 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.7118 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.9113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.5108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.4113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.640 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.9112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.5134 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.893 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.6113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.5109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.598 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.996 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.2111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.5120 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.5110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.9108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 252 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026brcgiu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.