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M2.4 earthquake Southern Yukon Territory, Canada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Southern Yukon Territory, Canada on Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 8:22 PM AKDT (04:22 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 73 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-15 04:22:50 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.123° N, 140.181° W
Region
Canada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.052 · 49 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 99.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d8dan81 (also filed as us6000fusx). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.