Canada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 96 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 96 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada on Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 8:34 AM AKDT (16:34 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 59 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-05 16:34:47 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.922° N, 138.017° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.684 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.973 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.055 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.658 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada · 1871 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.868 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.295 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.638 km NNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.749 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.653 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.028 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.169 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.485 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.0111 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.654 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.329 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.1110 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.159 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.772 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.836 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.140 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.556 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.097 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.685 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.5101 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.790 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1836 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.066 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.674 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.1115 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.3109 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.5Southeastern Alaska · 1881 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.725 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.564 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.191 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.269 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.821 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.9108 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.439 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.239 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.246 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.851 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.629 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.047 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.340 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.579 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219z5cmt2. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:59 PM UTC.