Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 50 km NNW of Gustavus, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Gustavus, Alaska on Sun, May 30, 2021, 8:53 AM AKDT (16:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 30 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-30 16:53:50 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.820° N, 136.110° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
9

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.925 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.035 km WSW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10
  3. 2.164 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.973 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.676 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.023 km ENE of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.056 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.868 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 70
  10. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.730 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.232 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 11
  16. 1.831 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.230 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.629 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.830 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.732 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.029 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.230 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.553 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.976 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.363 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.758 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.540 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.731 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.053 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.627 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.811 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.455 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.629 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.050 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.149 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.349 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.436 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.541 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216wcgglg. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC.