Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 11:21 PM AKST (08:21 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-01 08:21:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.099° N, 136.031° 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
18

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2108 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.56 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 21
  3. 1.682 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.9British Columbia, Canada · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.555 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.952 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.794 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.638 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.851 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.55 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.551 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.857 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.255 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.558 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.856 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.462 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.758 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.157 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.659 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.959 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.356 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.958 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.158 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.956 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.548 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.754 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.254 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.456 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.654 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.555 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.758 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.584 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.656 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.761 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.6104 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.352 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 35
  38. 1.542 km SE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.560 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.550 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.350 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.354 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.856 km N of Juneau, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.734 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.435 km SSW of Klukwan, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.891 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.630 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.472 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.667 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.637 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.649 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.037 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.925 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.629 km ESE of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.735 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.650 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212rd4wui. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.