Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 58 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 58 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska on Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 6:57 AM AKDT (14:57 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 31 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-19 14:57:24 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.823° N, 136.359° 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.930 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.629 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.540 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.731 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.829 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.931 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.561 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.984 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.771 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.653 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.035 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.357 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.853 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.836 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.528 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.932 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.736 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.762 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.363 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.976 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.553 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.230 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.029 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.732 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.830 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.629 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.230 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.831 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.232 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 11
  12. 1.730 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.530 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  15. 2.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.131 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  17. 4.430 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 70
  18. 1.868 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.056 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.023 km ENE of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219705qun. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.