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M1.5 earthquake 146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada on Tue, Dec 24, 2019, 2:52 AM AKST (11:52 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-24 11:52:33 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.313° N, 139.956° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.8107 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.8143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2465 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.660 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2463 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2462 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.6121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.7146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.0146 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.5143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.0145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.5142 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.0145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.1143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.6144 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.9115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2479 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.284 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.8140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.9113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.9123 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.6143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2500 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019gg99892. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.