Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Southeastern Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Southeastern Alaska on Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 7:30 AM AKST (16:30 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 96 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-07 16:30:36 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.796° N, 137.617° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.496 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.486 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.866 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.194 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.871 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.691 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.764 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.642 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.555 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.638 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.682 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.565 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.833 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.524 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.563 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.251 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.789 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.854 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.682 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.6110 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.5102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.850 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.550 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.094 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.8100 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.8101 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.485 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.7112 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.8114 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.691 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.628 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.565 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.7102 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1646 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.385 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1644 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.995 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.549 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.656 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.896 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.788 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.561 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 1636 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.976 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.863 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.839 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.1102 km SSE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.092 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.089 km WNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.637 km WSW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.9116 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.857 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.8115 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.689 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.928 km W of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.962 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.961 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.170 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.472 km WSW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.6117 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.8Southeastern Alaska · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.758 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.972 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221r44mph. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.