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M1.8 earthquake 44 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 44 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada on Mon, Jan 25, 2021, 10:27 AM GMT-7 (17:27 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 79 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-25 17:27:21 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.402° N, 137.120° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.475 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.649 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.579 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.651 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.952 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.821 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.919 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.658 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.956 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.715 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2089 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 30
  6. 2.572 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.063 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.737 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.542 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2101 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02115mpvp9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.