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M3.7 earthquake 15 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada on Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 5:57 AM AKST (14:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-01-09 14:57:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.708° N, 137.776° W
Region
Canada
Felt reports
30
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

30 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.956 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.658 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.844 km SSE of Haines Junction, Canada · 2073 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.475 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.082 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.572 km WSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.063 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.542 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2100 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.255 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 2116 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d71v (also filed as ak021f4iimc). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.