Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 32 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 7:37 PM AKDT (03:37 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-09 03:37:07 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.152° N, 136.247° 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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.140 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.736 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.5101 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.6101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.516 km WSW of Lutak, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.531 km SSE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.042 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.738 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.831 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.620 km SW of Lutak, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.311 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.545 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.528 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.836 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.357 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.035 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.653 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.749 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.638 km NNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.984 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bktfpcs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.