Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 31 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 3:37 AM AKDT (11:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 3:37 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-22 11:37:48 UTC
Depth: 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 59.154° N, 136.241° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 7
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.051 · 50 stations

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Also felt at Douglas and Skagway.

From the USGS event page for ak021ar6j0f4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 53

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ar6j0f4 (also filed as us6000f9mg). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.