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M1.7 earthquake 145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada on Mon, Jan 18, 2021, 11:35 PM AKST (08:35 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 70 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-19 08:35:14 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.155° N, 140.070° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.1152 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.1114 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2067 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.5125 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.6135 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.8136 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.692 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.970 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.082 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.999 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.782 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 2039 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.7131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.898 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.584 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.0134 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.589 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.668 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.8129 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.878 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.7130 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2024 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.9145 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.597 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.5101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.578 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.9103 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.2114 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.6111 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.9146 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2080 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.0132 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.6134 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.6126 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.956 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.5131 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.8110 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021vk6lh0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.