Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 76 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 76 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 8:43 PM AKST (05:43 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 91 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-09 05:43:15 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.163° N, 137.646° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.592 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.989 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.598 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.650 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.4133 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.5off the coast of Southeastern Alaska · 2057 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.667 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.622 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.472 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.4139 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.4147 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.573 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.427 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.3118 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.953 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2123 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.5117 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ez2jhp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.