Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 65 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 65 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 12:44 PM AKST (21:44 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-03 21:44:45 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.930° N, 136.655° 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km NNE of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.919 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.647 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.8102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.592 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.842 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.989 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.821 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.710 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.610 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.524 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.931 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.650 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.735 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.629 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.925 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.037 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2059 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.637 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.667 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.622 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.472 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.573 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 3.435 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  29. 1.734 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.661 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.737 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.038 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.427 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.3118 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.953 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.624 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.190 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.8102 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.537 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.5117 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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