Canada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 75 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 75 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada on Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 5:45 PM AKST (02:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 83 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 5:45 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-02-02 02:45:18 UTC
Depth: 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.096° N, 137.878° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 1.4 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 84°
Stations used: 41

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ddss (also filed as ak0211im705m). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.