Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 72 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska on Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 1:17 AM AKST (10:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 56 km SSW of Pelican, 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
2021-12-12 10:17:23 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.013° N, 137.530° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.296 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.264 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.540 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.094 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.9102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.193 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.075 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.1101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.076 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.9103 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.556 km SSW of Pelican, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 121 · tsunami flag
  12. 2.378 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.674 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.1147 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.0103 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.8Southeastern Alaska · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.472 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.170 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.961 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.928 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.689 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.092 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.839 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 1697 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.293 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.677 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fwe03wh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC.