Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 3:29 AM AKDT (11:29 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 62 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-08 11:29:15 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.185° N, 136.239° 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.932 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.140 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.736 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.5101 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.6101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.516 km WSW of Lutak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.531 km SSE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.042 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.738 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.831 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.620 km SW of Lutak, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.311 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.836 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.357 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  7. 2.035 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.653 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.749 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.638 km NNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.984 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bjam4jf. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.