The northern tip of B.C.was rattled by a series of aftershocks on Tuesday morning following two powerful earthquakes the day before.
More than 100 aftershocks have rumbled northern B.C. and the southern Yukon since Monday's quakes. https://t.co/3W1m6Ib9Oz pic.twitter.com/y7rmYCaOEr
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) May 2, 2017
So many aftershocks! It definitely could if been worse than it was. #yukon #earthquake pic.twitter.com/kWOcOj6uwi
— Becky Burton (@beckylburton) May 1, 2017
According to the Weather Network, more than 100 aftershocks shook the Alaska Panhandle, southern Yukon and parts of northwestern British Columbia since 6.2 and 6.3 magnitude earthquakes struck on Monday morning.
One of the aftershocks was reportedly as strong as magnitude 5.7.
As a result, at least one office building and a school remained closed in the Yukon on Tuesday.
The two earthquakes on Monday caused power outages in Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse in the Yukon. In addition, a number of people in Whitehorse reported falling out of their beds and dishes falling off of shelves.
The recent earthquakes serve as a reminder that British Columbia is Canada’s most seismically active province.
