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M1.7 earthquake 42 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada on Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 7:21 AM AKDT (15:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 87 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-13 15:21:36 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.887° N, 138.248° 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
21

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.487 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.794 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.866 km S of Haines Junction, Canada · 1794 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.775 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1792 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.784 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1782 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.6121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1779 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.685 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1775 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.75 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.0119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.1119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.3120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.693 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.6117 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.0118 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.5124 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.8120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.9119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1765 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.2122 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1764 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.3119 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1764 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.2121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1764 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.7135 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.5134 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.8121 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.624 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.790 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1839 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.9120 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d58rc4w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.