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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 Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 4:39 AM AKST (13:39 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 126 km E of McCarthy, 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
2020-11-29 13:39:00 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.115° N, 140.043° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.799 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2132 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.6146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.987 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2125 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.5122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2124 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.6145 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2122 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.255 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2119 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.580 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.572 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.8110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.5131 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.956 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.0132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.9146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2082 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.6111 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.7145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.1152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.5144 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2133 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.5140 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.6137 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2140 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.7130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.549 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2143 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.649 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2144 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2147 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.087 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.991 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2151 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.6100 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2157 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.5100 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2157 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.8138 km ESE of Haines Junction, Canada · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.3119 km SE of McCarthy, AK · 2160 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020fclgwt8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.