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M2.0 earthquake 142 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 142 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada on Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 3:18 PM AKDT (23:18 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-08 23:18:43 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.336° N, 139.866° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6148 km NNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2368 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.9124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2355 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.097 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.9108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.4125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.676 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.666 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.7129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.6129 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.2144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2317 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.1144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2317 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.0144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2316 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.9143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2316 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.096 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.5144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2313 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.6134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2380 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.5135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.5133 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.2134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.843 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2381 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.9150 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2384 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.696 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0204k40a2m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.