Yukon brokers can add their voices to their compatriots in British Columbia this morning, following two earthquakes that hit the territory last night.
The 4.9 and 5.2 magnitude quakes were recorded at 10:37 and 10:44 Pacific Daylight Time by Natural Resources Canada 70 kilometres west of Burwash Landing, Yukon.
Some people in Yukon say they felt two earthquakes shake the ground near their homes Wednesday night, after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit yesterday morning near Haines, Alaska.
Some people in Whitehorse reported feeling the tremors last night.
On April 23, a 6.7 earthquake struck off the northern coast of Vancouver Island, reviving discussions on recent studies that show there is potentially a $75 billion threat facing the city of Vancouver from a major quake.
“Insurers, governments and all Canadians have a responsibility to prepare,” Don Forgeron, president and CEO of the
Insurance Bureau of Canada told Insurance Business when the study was first released. “If a mega-earthquake should strike in a densely populated area, insurance alone will not pay for all the damage. Governments and consumers have a role to play.”
The B.C. quake was followed by three more earthquakes, with magnitudes of 5.0 and two of 4.2.
The first earthquake from last night hit in Alaska early yesterday morning, and according to reports scared many people in the Whitehorse area.
“It was like being on the lake and your boat was rocking,” Tracy Harris, who lives near Lake Laberge just outside of Whitehorse, told CBC News. According to Harris, she felt her house shake and noticed water sloshing in her water tank.
There are no reported damages or injuries connected to any of the earthquake.
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