Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 57 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 57 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 1:17 AM AKDT (09:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 62 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-26 09:17:11 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.482° N, 137.163° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.685 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.1off the coast of Southeastern Alaska · 1858 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.0103 km W of Pelican, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1857 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.187 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.8100 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.7101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.594 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.528 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.932 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.736 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.9105 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.6101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.595 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.733 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.042 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.035 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.598 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.771 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.984 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.561 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.931 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.829 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.9108 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away

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