M 4.0 earthquake – 65 km NE of Grande Cache, Canada
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Local time: Jan 23, 2026 · 10:00 (UTC-7)
LightShallow · 9.0 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 4.0moment magnitude (mwr)
- Depth
- 9.0 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 54.301, -118.43499 km from Grande Prairie
- Energy released
- 15 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 5"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.1max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 248USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Feb 20, 2025.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 15 tons of TNT, 32 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Canada.
- 5.5 71 km NE of Prince George, Canada Mar 21, 1986
- 5.3 45 km ESE of Peace River, Canada Nov 30, 2022
- 5.3 44 km NE of Dawson Creek, Canada Apr 14, 2001
- 5.0 49 km ESE of Valleyview, Canada Mar 8, 1970
- 5.0 14 km NNE of Fort St. John, Canada Dec 26, 1992
- 4.8 44 km ESE of Peace River, Canada Nov 29, 2022
- 4.8 48 km WSW of Jasper, Canada May 14, 1978
- 4.7 68 km NE of Grande Cache, Canada Feb 20, 2025