Canada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 63 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 63 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada on Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 Southern Yukon Territory, Canada. This one was a foreshock.

Yakutat forecastMore in Canada

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-07 12:12:32 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.944° N, 138.614° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6144 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1515 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.585 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.787 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.586 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.679 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.294 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.581 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.684 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.074 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.2Southern Yukon Territory, Canada · 1459 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.1128 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.5127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.9127 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1459 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.6126 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada · 1459 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.240 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1541 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.740 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 1541 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away

Earthquakes todayCanada earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022a2dwuit. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.