Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km WSW of Haines, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Haines, Alaska on Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 6:59 AM AKST (15:59 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-20 15:59:58 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.053° N, 136.022° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.165 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.854 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.927 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.871 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.068 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.536 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.634 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.673 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.915 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.264 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.540 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.844 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.532 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.538 km S of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.757 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.9102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.929 km ENE of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.546 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.840 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.378 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.244 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.774 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.746 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.639 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.545 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.636 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.311 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.620 km SW of Lutak, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.773 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.543 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.831 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ew3epvb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:20 AM UTC.