Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 55 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Mon, Apr 5, 2021, 5:52 AM AKDT (13:52 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 93 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-05 13:52:35 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.490° N, 137.105° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.458 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.558 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.856 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.462 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.758 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.157 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.659 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.959 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.356 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.958 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.158 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.956 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.754 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.254 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.456 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.6112 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.654 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.555 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.758 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.659 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.584 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.656 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.761 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.6104 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.965 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.994 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.095 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 3.093 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.191 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.694 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.392 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 3.189 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.694 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.993 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.495 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.886 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.497 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.6102 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.352 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 35
  41. 2.187 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.560 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.550 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.549 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.665 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.350 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.354 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.9Southeastern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.453 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.541 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.436 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.792 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.495 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 4.793 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 44 · tsunami flag
  55. 2.7Southeastern Alaska · 1976 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.487 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.487 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.349 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.887 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.149 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.857 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.551 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.851 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.794 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.9132 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.9104 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.0101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.329 km SSW of Pelican, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.555 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.897 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.9British Columbia, Canada · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.399 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.892 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.682 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214dc3trl. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.