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No damage expected after earthquake recorded Monday near BC-Yukon border

Some Yukon residents may have felt the ground shake on Monday night after an earthquake was recorded near Watson Lake.

Earthquakes Canada says the 4.6 magnitude quake struck around 64 kilometres west of the town near the British Columbia-Yukon boundary.

No damage was recorded and none is expected.

<who>Photo Credit: Canadian Press

Earthquakes Canada's magnitude scale says quakes between 3.5 and 5.4 are "often felt, but rarely cause damage."

The earthquake was the third to be detected in Yukon on Monday, as two others with magnitudes of under 2.5 were also recorded.

Approximately 1,200 people live in Watson Lake, located 437 kilometres southeast of Whitehorse.



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