Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 84 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 84 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 11:14 PM AKDT (07:14 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-12 07:14:41 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.942° N, 137.187° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.771 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.295 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.653 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.035 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7
  6. 2.169 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.357 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.8100 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.7101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.836 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.594 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.528 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.932 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.736 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.5101 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.6101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.516 km WSW of Lutak, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.595 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.733 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.042 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.561 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.931 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.829 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.9108 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.731 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.540 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.629 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.758 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.363 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.976 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.553 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

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