Canada earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 57 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 57 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada on Tue, Feb 4, 2020, 7:15 AM AKST (16:15 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-04 16:15:24 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.381° N, 138.252° W
Region
Canada
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.032 · 129 stations
3.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007ph3 (also filed as ak0201m5fccs). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.