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M7.0 Earthquake near 119 km WSW of Haines Junction, YT/119 km OSO de Haines Junction, YT (Canada)

UTC time: 2025-12-06 20:41:47 UTC Local time: —
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M7.0 Earthquake near 119 km WSW of Haines Junction, YT/119 km OSO de Haines Junction, YT (Canada) · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M7.0 Earthquake near 119 km WSW of Haines Junction, YT/119 km OSO de Haines Junction, YT (Canada) · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 6, 2025 at 20:41 UTC, a magnitude M7.0 earthquake occurred near 119 km WSW of Haines Junction, YT/119 km OSO de Haines Junction, YT (Canada). With a focal depth of about 0 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are major events and can cause severe damage over a wide area.

Details

ID
75d404d8777a2105f4cb25b18e183028a6500172
Magnitude
M7.0
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-06 20:41:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Canada
City
Yukon
Source
nrcan_xml
Coordinates
60.37150, -139.53690
Temperature
-16.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower than the regional average (5.7 km)
Regional average: 5.7 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Whitehorse248.1 kmE28'201
Anchorage569.5 kmW289'600

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Churchill
    Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'005 m ·Last eruption: 847 ·United States
  • Alligator Lake
    Distance: 226 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 2'217 m ·Canada
  • Wrangell
    Distance: 301 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'278 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·United States
  • Fort Selkirk
    Distance: 306 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'239 m ·Canada
  • Atlin Volcanic Field
    Distance: 351 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'880 m ·Canada
  • Edgecumbe
    Distance: 429 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 970 m ·Last eruption: -2080 ·United States

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Yakutat AirportUnited States · YAK · PAYA
    96.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 500 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours111
First 24 hours257
First 72 hours359
Strongest subsequent eventM7.2
M6.82025-12-06 20:41:48 UTC12.8 kmYukon M7.02025-12-06 20:41:49 UTC1.5 km2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake M6.92025-12-06 20:41:50 UTC4.3 kmSoutheastern Alaska M7.22025-12-06 20:41:50 UTC8.2 kmSoutheastern Alaska M6.82025-12-06 20:41:51 UTC6.1 kmSOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA M6.72025-12-06 20:41:51 UTC20.1 kmSoutheastern Alaska M6.42025-12-06 20:41:52 UTC18.1 kmEvent of magnitude 6.4, near of Anchorage (Monde) M5.62025-12-06 20:46:12 UTC8.6 kmYakutat M5.02025-12-06 20:46:13 UTC18.5 km73 km N of Yakutat, Alaska M4.72025-12-06 20:49:22 UTC4.9 km96 km N of Yakutat, Alaska M5.22025-12-06 20:51:50 UTC11.5 kmSOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA M5.12025-12-06 20:51:53 UTC11.5 km88 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska

Yukon

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 378 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 500 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥413
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-16

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.82025-10-05 11:20:04 UTC119.9 kmYukon M4.42025-10-05 11:20:06 UTC123.3 kmSOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA M4.42025-10-05 11:20:05 UTC133.4 km127 km E of McCarthy, Alaska M4.22025-07-19 19:34:43 UTC405.8 km13 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska M4.12025-07-19 19:34:44 UTC404.4 km11 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

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