Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 30 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 30 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 1:45 PM AKDT (21:45 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 31 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-08 21:45:58 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.172° N, 136.257° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.830 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.732 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.029 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.230 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.553 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.976 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.363 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.758 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.629 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.540 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.851 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.731 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.239 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.439 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.829 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.931 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.561 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.984 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.638 km NNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.749 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.653 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.035 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  27. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.357 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.831 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.232 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 11
  3. 1.730 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  8. 4.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 70
  9. 1.868 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.056 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.023 km ENE of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.541 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.676 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.5111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.973 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.164 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.035 km WSW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 10
  18. 2.149 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218oxcgte. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.