Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 4:57 AM AKST (13:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 4:57 AM AKST
UTC: 2026-02-20 13:57:15 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.540° N, 140.036° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.035 · 110 stations
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.1 · 49 stations

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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 56°
Stations used: 39

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000sadx (also filed as aka2026dowblr). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.