M5.0 earthquake near Whitehorse, Yukon

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska on 1 May 2017, 12:49 UTC at a depth of 8 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Whitehorse, about 136 km away in Yukon, Canada.