Latest See all | Mag. 2.9 earthquake Southern Yukon Territory - Canada - Feb 27, 2024 - |
Strongest since 1970 | Mag. 4.6 83 km NW of Whitehorse - Canada - Apr 4, 1990 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Feb 27, 11:07 am (Whitehorse) | 2.9 1 km | 88 km (55 mi) to the NW | Southern Yukon Territory, Canada | Info | |
Feb 27, 10:58 am (Whitehorse) | 2.4 1 km | 88 km (55 mi) to the NW | Canada: 86 Km S of Carmacks, YT | Info | |
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Feb 21, 01:36 pm (Whitehorse) | 2.0 11 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the N | Canada: 36 Km N of Whitehorse, YT | Info | |
Monday, December 4, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Dec 3, 2023 05:20 pm (Whitehorse) | 2.8 5 km | 54 km (33 mi) to the NE | Southern Yukon Territory, Canada | Info | |
Monday, May 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 1, 2023 08:17 am (Whitehorse) | 1.6 8 km | 76 km (47 mi) to the NE | Canada: 75 Km NE of Whitehorse, YT | Info | |
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 6, 2023 06:33 pm (Whitehorse) | 2.9 9 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the E | Canada: 21 Km E of Whitehorse, YT | Info | |
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Oct 3, 2022 10:58 pm (Whitehorse) | 1.7 10 km | 52 km (32 mi) to the W | Canada: 52 Km W of Whitehorse, YT | Info | |
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Jul 12, 2022 07:35 pm (Whitehorse) | 1.5 10 km | 59 km (37 mi) to the S | Southern Yukon Territory, Canada | Info | |
Monday, May 9, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 9, 2022 12:45 pm (Whitehorse) | 2.4 10 km | 83 km (51 mi) to the NE | Canada: 69 Km N of Johnsons Crossing, YT | Info | |
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Mar 23, 2022 10:10 am (Whitehorse) | 1.8 10 km | 66 km (41 mi) to the SW | Canada: 66 Km SW of Whitehorse, YT | Info | |
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Jan 17, 2022 11:17 pm (Whitehorse) | 2.3 10 km | 74 km (46 mi) to the E | Canada: 33 Km NW of Johnsons Crossing, YT | Info |
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Whitehorse has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2.7 quakes on average per year in or near Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. However, Whitehorse has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 4 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 25 to 30 years.
The last earthquake in Whitehorse occurred 7 weeks ago and had a magnitude of 2.9:
A light magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit 88 km (55 mi) away from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, in the morning of Tuesday, Feb 27, 2024 at 11.07 am local time (America/Whitehorse GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 1 km (0.6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Since 1970, Whitehorse has had 2 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 8 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 24 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 34 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Whitehorse since 1970 had a magnitude of 4.6 and occurred 34 years ago:
A strong magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit 83 km (51 mi) away from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, around noon of Wednesday, Apr 4, 1990 at 1.19 pm local time (America/Whitehorse GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) .
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