Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 56 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Sun, Jul 4, 2021, 9:51 PM AKDT (05:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 30 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-05 05:51:40 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.184° N, 136.909° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.868 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 70
  3. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.730 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.232 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 11
  9. 1.831 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.230 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.629 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.830 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.732 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.029 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.230 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.553 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.976 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.363 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.758 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.629 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.540 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.851 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.731 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.239 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.439 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.9108 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.829 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.931 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.191 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.561 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.973 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.984 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.295 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.638 km NNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.749 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.653 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.035 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 7
  41. 2.169 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.357 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.023 km ENE of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.541 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.676 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.5111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.973 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.164 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.035 km WSW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.149 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.448 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218jp8qhs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:43 AM UTC.