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M1.8 earthquake 143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada on Tue, Dec 31, 2019, 1:56 PM AKST (22:56 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-31 22:56:30 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.307° N, 139.909° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.6102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.660 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2465 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2464 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.5121 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.6121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.7146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.7106 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.0146 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.5143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.0145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.5142 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.0145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.1143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.7103 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.6144 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2428 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.8134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.5105 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.7149 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2415 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.8107 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.8145 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.5146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2475 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.7119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.9115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2482 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.284 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.8140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.5138 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.9113 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.599 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

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