M 4.2 earthquake – 269 km ENE of Dawson City, Canada
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Local time: Oct 22, 2026 · 09:51 (UTC-7)
LightShallow · 10 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 65.022, -134.280481 km from Whitehorse
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.2max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 6, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Canada.
- 6.5 76 km SSW of Fort McPherson, Canada Jun 5, 1940
- 6.3 253 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada Mar 1, 1955
- 6.3 250 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada Jan 11, 1953
- 6.3 67 km SSW of Fort McPherson, Canada May 29, 1940
- 5.6 117 km WSW of Norman Wells, Canada Mar 5, 2006
- 5.4 Southern Yukon Territory, Canada Feb 5, 2001
- 5.3 245 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada Oct 5, 1965
- 5.2 106 km SSW of Fort McPherson, Canada Jul 26, 1972