Latest See all | Mag. 2.4 earthquake Chugach - Alaska, United States - |
Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 4.5 Skagway - Alaska, United States - Mar 19, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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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 | Chugach, 86 mi northwest of Yakutat, Yakutat, Alaska, United States | 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 | Chugach, 76 mi northwest of Yakutat, Yakutat, Alaska, United States | 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 | |
Thursday, April 11, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 11, 04:22 am (Whitehorse) | 2.0 10 km | Canada: 159 km ENE of Keno Hill Silver District Mine, NT | Info | ||
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 8, 05:05 pm (Whitehorse) | 2.9 1 km | Canada: 128 km NE of Eagle (Dublin Gulch) Mine, NT | Info | ||
Monday, April 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 7, 07:31 pm (Yakutat) | 1.2 14 km | 31 km (19 mi) to the SW | Canada: 173 km WSW of Haines Junction, YT | 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.
The last earthquake in or near Yukon Territory, Canada occurred 8 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.4:
A light magnitude 2.4 earthquake hit 93 km (57 mi) away from Yakutat, Alaska, United States, in the early morning of Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024 at 2.30 am local time (America/Anchorage GMT -8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 0.1 km (0.1 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 30 days, Yukon has had 0 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 1 quake of magnitude 3.3, and 8 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 4.5 and occurred 4 weeks ago:
A moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit 255 km (158 mi) away from Juneau, Alaska, United States, in the morning of Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024 at 8.14 am local time (America/Yakutat GMT -8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.4 km (5.2 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
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