Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 89 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 89 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 3:58 PM AKDT (23:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 154 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-05 23:58:23 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.325° N, 137.848° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.976 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.976 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.540 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.9108 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.984 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.771 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.598 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.4154 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.357 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.685 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.1off the coast of Southeastern Alaska · 1857 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.0103 km W of Pelican, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1856 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.868 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.5111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.164 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218k00055. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.