M5.1 earthquake 154 km N of Gjoa Haven, Canada
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 154 km N of Gjoa Haven, Canada on Wed, Jun 27, 1979, 2:50 AM GMT-6 (08:50 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-27 08:50:35 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 69.999° N, 96.320° W
- Region
- Canada
- 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
- 138
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011jz (also filed as gcmtb062779b, gcmt19790627085035, iscgem664174). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.