Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 42 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 42 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Sun, Oct 10, 2021, 4:56 AM AKDT (12:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-10 12:56:02 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.134° N, 136.529° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.738 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.831 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.620 km SW of Lutak, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.311 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.639 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.538 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.8British Columbia, Canada · 1759 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.536 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.958 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.733 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.531 km SSE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.595 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.516 km WSW of Lutak, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.6101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.5101 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.685 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.736 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d08kfa0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.