Latest See all | Mag. 2.0 earthquake 126 km NW of Yakutat - Alaska - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 3.3 Canada: 163 km NNE of Eagle (Dublin Gulch) Mine - NT - Apr 4, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 18, 06:02 pm (Anchorage) | 2.0 10.7 km | 30 km (19 mi) to the SW | 126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska | Info | |
Thursday, April 18, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 18, 05:33 am (Yakutat) | 2.3 0 km | 96 km (60 mi) to the SW | 83 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska | Info | |
Apr 17, 06:54 pm (Yakutat) | 2.8 0 km | 92 km (57 mi) to the SW | 82 km ESE of Yakutat, Alaska I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 17, 02:30 am (Anchorage) | 2.4 0.1 km | 35 km (22 mi) to the SW | 92 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska | Info | |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
Apr 16, 12:21 pm (Yakutat) | 1.5 0.1 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the SW | 51 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska | Info | |
Apr 16, 08:58 am (Anchorage) | 1.1 30 km | 16 km (9.9 mi) to the SW | 135 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska | Info | |
Monday, April 15, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
Apr 15, 08:16 am (Anchorage) | 1.6 0 km | 34 km (21 mi) to the SW | 106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska | Info | |
Apr 15, 08:14 am (Anchorage) | 2.1 0 km | 31 km (19 mi) to the SW | 106 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska | Info | |
Apr 15, 12:56 am (Yakutat) | 1.9 0 km | 20 km (12 mi) to the SW | 52 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska | Info | |
Apr 14, 07:59 pm (Anchorage) | 1.2 2.8 km | 14 km (8.7 mi) to the SW | 122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska | Info | |
Friday, April 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 11, 09:28 pm (Yakutat) | 2.1 4.9 km | 13 km (8.1 mi) to the SW | Skagway, 31 mi northeast of Yakutat, Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Info |
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Yukon has relatively few earthquakes. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 781 quakes on average per year in or near Yukon Territory, Canada. However, Yukon has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.
On average, Yukon has about 49 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year.
The last earthquake in or near Yukon Territory, Canada occurred 9 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.0:
A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake hit 127 km (79 mi) away from Yakutat, Alaska, United States, in the late afternoon of Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 at 6.02 pm local time (America/Anchorage GMT -8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10.7 km (7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 30 days, Yukon has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.3 and 7 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 16 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in or near Yukon Territory, Canada in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 3.3 and occurred 2 weeks ago:
A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake hit 266 km (166 mi) away from Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, in the early morning of Thursday, Apr 4, 2024 at 1.33 am local time (America/Whitehorse GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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