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M1.6 earthquake 143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada on Tue, Nov 26, 2019, 12:21 PM AKST (21:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-26 21:21:25 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.120° N, 140.040° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.9113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.8140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.284 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.690 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.9115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2479 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.5146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2473 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.8107 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.8143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2466 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.660 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2463 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.6121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.5118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.6124 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2509 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.095 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.8105 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.288 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.889 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.887 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.950 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2523 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.0131 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.6122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019f63z6mo. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.