Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 42 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 6:59 PM AKST (03:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 83 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-18 03:59:04 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.220° N, 136.672° 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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.989 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.821 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.610 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.524 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.931 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.650 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.735 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.884 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.785 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.925 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.383 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  15. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.482 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.584 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.685 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.037 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.649 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.637 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.667 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.472 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 4.283 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  28. 2.586 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.581 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 3.435 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  33. 1.734 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.56 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 21
  38. 1.682 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.9British Columbia, Canada · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.592 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.8102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.647 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.919 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.710 km NNE of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.063 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.665 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.661 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.737 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.038 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.953 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.624 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.190 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ttt7af. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.