Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 139 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 139 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 3:55 PM AKST (00:55 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 99 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-23 00:55:04 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.960° N, 138.660° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4147 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.573 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.892 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.1151 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.399 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.897 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.0101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.9104 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.9132 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.6102 km SW of Pelican, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.458 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.462 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.659 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.965 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.095 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.093 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.191 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.694 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.392 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.189 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.694 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.993 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.495 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.886 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.497 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.6102 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.187 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.5off the coast of Southeastern Alaska · 2054 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.4133 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.598 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212hbcjdv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.