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M2.9 earthquake 124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada on Wed, Apr 22, 2020, 11:51 AM AKDT (19:51 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-22 19:51:25 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.276° N, 139.553° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.097 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.9107 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.9108 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.4125 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.690 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.666 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2329 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.7Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2324 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.7129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.6129 km ESE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.2144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2317 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.1144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2317 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.0144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2316 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.9143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2316 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.096 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.5144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2313 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.9120 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.6121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.6148 km NNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2368 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.0142 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2369 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.528 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2376 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.6134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2379 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.5135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.5133 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2380 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.2134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.843 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2380 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.5134 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.9150 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2383 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020577cfr4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.