Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 89 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 89 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska on Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 1:16 AM AKST (10:16 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-20 10:16:03 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.963° N, 137.308° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km SSW of Lutak, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.2110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.064 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.931 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.650 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.735 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.884 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.785 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.925 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.383 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  11. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.482 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.584 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.685 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.037 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.637 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.575 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.667 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.858 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.472 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.485 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.283 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  25. 2.586 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.581 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.573 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 3.435 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  31. 1.734 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.8110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.682 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.892 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 3.399 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.9British Columbia, Canada · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.897 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.555 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.842 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.6Southeastern Alaska · 2083 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.592 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.8102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.647 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.276 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.773 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.665 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.661 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.038 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.427 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.3118 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.058 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.953 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.624 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.273 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021x8spo7. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.