Canada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 87 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 87 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 9:41 PM AKST (06:41 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 70 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-02 06:41:28 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.994° N, 137.939° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8British Columbia, Canada · 1758 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1758 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.536 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.958 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.634 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.542 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.673 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.540 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.596 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.758 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.782 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.058 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.844 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.571 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.767 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.670 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.165 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.667 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.886 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.545 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.652 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.840 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.9103 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.945 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.9102 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.144 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.840 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 3.366 km S of Haines Junction, Canada · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.553 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.962 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.845 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.038 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.667 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.75 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.892 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.685 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.061 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.639 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.653 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.545 km E of Yakutat, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.866 km S of Haines Junction, Canada · 1791 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ffse292. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.