Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 29 km SSW of Pelican, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Pelican, Alaska on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 11:10 PM AKDT (07:10 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 57 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-22 07:10:44 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.728° N, 136.456° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6102 km SW of Pelican, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.857 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.458 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.558 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.856 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.462 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.758 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.157 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.659 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.959 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.356 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.958 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.158 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.956 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.754 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.254 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.456 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.654 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.555 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.758 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.659 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.656 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.761 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.965 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.918 km W of Angoon, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.886 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.6102 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.352 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 35
  30. 2.550 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.549 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.665 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.350 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.354 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.9Southeastern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.453 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.541 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.436 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.349 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.149 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.455 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.627 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.625 km W of Sitka, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.573 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213q2rdxd. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.