Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 35 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 35 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 2:36 PM AKST (23:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 35 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-30 23:36:27 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.183° N, 136.452° 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.

Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.925 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.037 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.649 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.637 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.667 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.472 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.435 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.734 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.56 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 21
  17. 1.682 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.9British Columbia, Canada · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.555 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.952 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.794 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.638 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.851 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.55 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.650 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.931 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.524 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.610 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.710 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.821 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.989 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.842 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.592 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.8102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.647 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.919 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.710 km NNE of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.063 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.665 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.661 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211e015ln. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.