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Dangerousdave26

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Big one just hit in Canada.


== PRELIMINARY REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AK2025xzwiky.


Event type: Earthquake
Region: Southern Yukon Territory, Canada
Geographic coordinates: 60.359N, 139.546W
Magnitude: 7.0
Depth: 10 km
Universal Time (UTC): 6 Dec 2025 20:41:49
Time near the Epicenter (1): 6 Dec 2025 12:41:49
Time in your area (1): 6 Dec 2025 15:41:49

Location with respect to nearby cities:
91.0 km (56.4 mi) N of Yakutat, Alaska
249.7 km (154.8 mi) W of Whitehorse, Canada
370.8 km (229.9 mi) NW of Juneau, Alaska
554.9 km (344.0 mi) ESE of Eagle River, Alaska
559.5 km (346.9 mi) ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska

I don't see many in Canada.
 
Lots of additional events since. All seem pretty shallow.
Location is near/east of Mount Logan (19500+ Ft)
 
And now just in. A bigger one off the coast of Japan.

2025-12-08 14:15:11 UPDATED: (M7.6) near the east coast of Honshu, Japan 41.0 142.2 (ba01)

Event type: Earthquake

Region: near the east coast of Honshu, Japan

Geographic coordinates: 40.960N, 142.185E

Magnitude: 7.6

Depth: 53 km

Universal Time (UTC): 8 Dec 2025 14:15:11

Time near the Epicenter (1): 8 Dec 2025 23:15:11

Time in your area (1): 8 Dec 2025 09:15:11



Location with respect to nearby cities:

73.6 km (45.7 mi) ENE of Misawa, Japan

77.2 km (47.9 mi) NE of Hachinohe, Japan

89.2 km (55.3 mi) ESE of Mutsu, Japan

90.5 km (56.1 mi) ENE of Towada, Japan

123.4 km (76.5 mi) E of Aomori, Japan





ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS

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event ID : us 6000rtdt



This event has been reviewed by a seismologist

This one triggered a Tsunami Threat notice

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Quite often when you get a big one on the 'Ring of Fire' it will trigger another one somewhere else a few days later as the pressures on the plates try to stabilize. I would expect at least one more in an effort to stabilize this 2nd quake. The 'ripple effect' can go on for years too!
 
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