Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 71 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 71 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 9:52 PM AKST (06:52 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-01 06:52:36 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.745° N, 136.975° 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.8British Columbia, Canada · 1761 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.673 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.272 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.915 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.296 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.264 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.540 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.094 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.538 km S of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.757 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.9102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.193 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.075 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.546 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.1101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.076 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.9103 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.378 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.9114 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.674 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.9102 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.037 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.877 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.0103 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.972 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.758 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.8Southeastern Alaska · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.6117 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.472 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.170 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.293 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.538 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.677 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.311 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.990 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.620 km SW of Lutak, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fe4x35b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.