Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 33 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 9:57 PM AKDT (05:57 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-08 05:57:42 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.288° N, 136.893° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.042 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.990 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.677 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.538 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.293 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.884 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.6101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.9105 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cwtbzv2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.