M2.1 earthquake 143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska on Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 7:57 AM PST (15:57 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-08 15:57:54 UTC
- Depth
- 3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.959° N, 138.820° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.7149 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2413 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.1150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.7139 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 4.0145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.5142 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.0145 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.5143 km SE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.0146 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.7146 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201sr8ddo. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.