Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Tue, Jan 25, 2022, 9:25 AM AKST (18:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 72 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-25 18:25:15 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.767° N, 137.568° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6117 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.472 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.170 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.961 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.962 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.928 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.689 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.8115 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.857 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.9116 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.637 km WSW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.092 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.1102 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.839 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.863 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.976 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.9Southeastern Alaska · 1694 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.633 km WSW of Haines, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.496 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.486 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.866 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.194 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.871 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.691 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.764 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.642 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.555 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.638 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.682 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.565 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.833 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.524 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.563 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.251 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.789 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.854 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.682 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.6110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.5102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.850 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.550 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1664 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.094 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.8100 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.8101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.485 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.7112 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.8114 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.691 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.628 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.758 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.972 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.0103 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.877 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.037 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.9102 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.674 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.9114 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.378 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.9103 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.076 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.1101 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.546 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.075 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.193 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.9102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.757 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.538 km S of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.098 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02215navbf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.