Canada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km W of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km W of Haines Junction, Canada on Wed, Dec 11, 2019, 11:31 PM AKST (08:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 57 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-12 08:31:28 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.819° N, 138.206° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.690 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.9115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2480 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.160 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2469 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.660 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2463 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.722 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada · 2445 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.857 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2432 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.157 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2432 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.857 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2432 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.057 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2432 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.757 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2431 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.5Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2431 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.957 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2431 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.516 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.6124 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2510 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.095 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.678 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fwcw939. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:52 PM UTC.