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M1.6 earthquake 58 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 58 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada on Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 10:17 AM AKDT (18:17 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-14 18:17:49 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.238° N, 137.297° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.295 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.638 km NNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.749 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.653 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.159 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.836 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.140 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.097 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.685 km WNW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.790 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1837 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.624 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1817 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.742 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.973 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.684 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.796 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1880 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.191 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.821 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.439 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.239 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.851 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.629 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ae29zg9. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.