Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 90 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 90 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 2:11 PM AKDT (22:11 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-05 22:11:46 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.255° N, 137.879° 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

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Stations used
20

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.090 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.677 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.293 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.272 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.296 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.264 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.498 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.540 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.094 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 24 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.098 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.9102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.5128 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.4121 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.1110 km S of Yakutat, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.733 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e7e88gh. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC.