Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 73 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 73 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 12:23 PM AKDT (20:23 UTC), 4 km (2 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, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-31 20:23:56 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.699° N, 137.160° 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
17

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km SW of Lutak, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.990 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.311 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.677 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.538 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.293 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.8British Columbia, Canada · 1763 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.673 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.272 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.915 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.296 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.264 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.540 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.094 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.538 km S of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.831 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.042 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.733 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.595 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.955 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

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