Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 121 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sat, Feb 7, 2026, 7:17 PM AKST (04:17 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-08 04:17:38 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.056° N, 141.640° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.592 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.5100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.6109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.8103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 235 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.8112 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.090 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.189 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.881 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.7110 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.0126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.059 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.6116 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.5107 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.8106 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 232 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.086 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.8129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.1110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.188 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.8124 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 231 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.7115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 230 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.085 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 230 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.7103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 230 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.799 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 230 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 3.8113 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 230 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.9102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.8119 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 229 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.6111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 229 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.6138 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 229 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.8114 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.6110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 228 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.888 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 228 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.8110 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 227 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.4119 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.894 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 227 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.262 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 227 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.0108 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 227 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.988 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.9110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 226 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.7100 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 225 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.9107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 225 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.8123 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.2122 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 223 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.1111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 223 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.6109 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.7106 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.076 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 222 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.099 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 222 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.887 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 221 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.699 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 221 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.9140 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 221 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.5107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.195 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 221 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 3.193 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 221 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.7118 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 220 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.790 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 220 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.884 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 220 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.684 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 220 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.6109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.696 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 236 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.6111 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.990 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 237 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.989 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 237 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.6115 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.990 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 237 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.8130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.0112 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 238 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.7107 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 239 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.0119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.898 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.290 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.9108 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 239 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.194 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.7107 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.892 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 240 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.1106 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.189 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.9125 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cscdev. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.