Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 89 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 89 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 8:23 PM AKST (05:23 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 147 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-03 05:23:57 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.372° N, 137.837° 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
24

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.272 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.296 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.264 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.498 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.540 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.094 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.098 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.9102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.193 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.075 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.1101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.076 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.9103 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.378 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.9114 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.674 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.1147 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.877 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.0103 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.972 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.758 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.8Southeastern Alaska · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.6117 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.472 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.170 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.961 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.928 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.689 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.293 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.677 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.090 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.795 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.990 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fhf86ba. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC.