Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 53 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 53 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 4:49 AM AKDT (12:49 UTC), 0 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-30 12:49:13 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.529° N, 137.002° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.541 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.436 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.792 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.495 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.793 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 44 · tsunami flag
  6. 2.7Southeastern Alaska · 1977 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.487 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.487 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.349 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.887 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.149 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.050 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.629 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.455 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.627 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.053 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.050 km NNW of Gustavus, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.035 km WSW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 10
  19. 2.164 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.973 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.5111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.676 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.9Southeastern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.354 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.350 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.665 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.549 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.550 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.560 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.187 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.352 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 35
  10. 2.6102 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.497 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.886 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.495 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.993 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.694 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.189 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.392 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.694 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.191 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.093 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215inxeva. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.