North America
Earthquakes in Canada
Every earthquake in and around Canada since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days11M2.5+
Past year1,222M2.5+
Magnitude 6+105since 1900
StrongestM 7.82012 · 206 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Canada
- 7.8 206 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada Oct 28, 2012
- 7.5 The 1946 Vancouver Island, Canada Earthquake Jun 23, 1946
- 7.5 262 km W of Port McNeill, Canada May 26, 1929
- 7.3 288 km S of Prince Rupert, Canada Jun 24, 1970
- 7.1 British Columbia-Yukon border, Canada Jan 18, 1901
- 7.0 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake Dec 6, 2025
- 6.9 32 km SW of Vernon, Canada Dec 6, 1918
- 6.9 Northwest Territories, Canada Dec 23, 1985
- 6.8 210 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada Oct 22, 2018
- 6.8 212 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada Dec 17, 1980
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.2 269 km ENE of Dawson City, Canada Oct 22, 2026
- 2.9 164 km E of McCarthy, Alaska Oct 18, 2026
- 3.2 108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Oct 17, 2026
- 4.0 31 km NNE of Banff, Canada Oct 16, 2026
- 3.1 102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Oct 14, 2026
- 2.5 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Oct 11, 2026
- 2.6 121 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Oct 9, 2026
- 2.6 150 km E of McCarthy, Alaska Oct 7, 2026
- 4.2 292 km ENE of Dawson City, Canada Oct 6, 2026
- 2.7 115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska Oct 5, 2026
- 3.9 237 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada Oct 5, 2026
- 2.7 73 km N of Dawson City, Canada Sep 29, 2026
- 5.2 192 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada Sep 28, 2026
- 5.4 207 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada Sep 28, 2026
- 4.8 195 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada Sep 28, 2026