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M2.6 earthquake 27 km SE of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Haines Junction, Canada on Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 5:18 AM GMT-7 (12:18 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-02 12:18:16 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.572° N, 137.169° W
Region
Canada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.6 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.283 km SSW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.448 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.149 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.238 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1932 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.541 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.851 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.239 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.439 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1888 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.821 km SW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000egxp (also filed as ak021718h6xh). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.