Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 84 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 84 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 12:02 AM AKDT (08:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 77 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-29 08:02:36 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.651° N, 137.491° 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
19

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.595 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.733 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.042 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.4121 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 1797 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.831 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.990 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.090 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.677 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.538 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.6101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.9105 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.5101 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.736 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.932 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.528 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.594 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.7101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.8100 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.187 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.4Southeastern Alaska · 1854 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.0103 km W of Pelican, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.1off the coast of Southeastern Alaska · 1854 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021chyydfx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.