Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 100 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 100 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 12:17 AM AKDT (08:17 UTC), 20 km (12 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-05 08:17:57 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.196° N, 138.060° 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
15

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 25 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.594 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.9105 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.6101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.733 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.1110 km S of Yakutat, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.4121 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.7187 km S of Yakutat, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.187 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1859 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.0103 km W of Pelican, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.1off the coast of Southeastern Alaska · 1860 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.685 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.357 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.4154 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.598 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.771 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.984 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bea5awt. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC.