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5.3-magnitude quake hits Northern Yukon Territory, Canada: GFZ

New York, Nov. 9 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Northern Yukon Territory, Canada, at 20:06:06 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 65.37 degrees north latitude and 134.56 degrees west longitude.
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