Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 46 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Tue, Nov 16, 2021, 1:08 AM AKST (10:08 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-16 10:08:09 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.526° N, 136.839° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.677 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.538 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.293 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.673 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.272 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.915 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.296 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.264 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.540 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.094 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.538 km S of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.757 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.9102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.193 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.075 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.546 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.1101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.076 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.9103 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.378 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.9114 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.990 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.620 km SW of Lutak, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.8106 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.831 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.7116 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.2British Columbia, Canada · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.156 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away

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