Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 76 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 76 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 2:22 AM AKDT (10:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 31 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-17 10:22:23 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.614° N, 137.380° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.363 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.758 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.540 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.731 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.9108 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.829 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.931 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.561 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.984 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.771 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.598 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.035 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.357 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.685 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.1off the coast of Southeastern Alaska · 1855 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.0103 km W of Pelican, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1854 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.187 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.8100 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.7101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.594 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.528 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.932 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.736 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.553 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.230 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.029 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.976 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.732 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.830 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.629 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.230 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.831 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.232 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 11
  11. 1.730 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 8
  14. 2.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  16. 4.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 70
  17. 1.689 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.868 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.056 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.676 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02193mhtew. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:20 AM UTC.