Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 87 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 87 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 11:05 PM AKDT (07:05 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-22 07:05:02 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.267° N, 137.821° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.550 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.549 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.665 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.350 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.354 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.9Southeastern Alaska · 1980 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.453 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.541 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.436 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.792 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.495 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.793 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 44 · tsunami flag
  13. 2.7Southeastern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.487 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.487 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.349 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.887 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.149 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.455 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.627 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.053 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.352 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 35
  2. 2.6102 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.497 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.886 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.495 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.993 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.694 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.189 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.392 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.694 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.191 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.093 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.095 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.965 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.6104 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.761 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.656 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.584 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.659 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.758 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

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