{"id":329585,"date":"2025-12-07T04:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T04:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/329585\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T04:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T04:15:17","slug":"7-0-quake-on-saturday-was-one-of-canadas-strongest-on-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/329585\/","title":{"rendered":"7.0 quake on Saturday was one of Canada’s strongest on record"},"content":{"rendered":"

A powerful earthquake rattled northwestern Canada on Saturday afternoon, making the event one of the country\u2019s strongest quakes on record.<\/p>\n

The magnitude 7.0 struck the Yukon Territory at 1:41 p.m. local time with an epicentre around 250 kilometres west of Whitehorse. Experts with the United States Geological Survey<\/a> (USGS) found that the quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Earthquakes are a risk in Canada. Here\u2019s how to stay safe<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Yukon<\/p>\n

Yukon Earthquake December 6 2025<\/p>\n

The USGS reported at least 33 aftershocks within three hours of the main earthquake, with the largest measuring a magnitude 5.1.<\/p>\n

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There were no immediate reports of damage, though numerous residents of Whitehorse reported on social media that they felt rattling.<\/p>\n

\"Canada<\/p>\n

Canada Strongest On-Land Earthquakes<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s earthquake was the strongest on Canadian soil in 79 years, and one of the country\u2019s top-ten strongest quakes on record. The last time Canada measured an onshore earthquake with a magnitude 7.0 or stronger was on Vancouver Island in 1946<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s largest earthquake ever observed was the estimated magnitude 9.0 Cascadia Earthquake<\/a> that struck off British Columbia in January 1700.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s earthquake occurred in a region with a high seismic hazard<\/a>, according to a 2015 analysis conducted by Earthquakes Canada.<\/p>\n

WATCH: How to safely react when an earthquake strikes<\/p>\n

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