M 5.2 earthquake – 192 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada
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Local time: Sep 28, 2026 · 02:13 (UTC-7)
ModerateShallow · 10 kmTsunami information issued
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 5.2moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 50.112, -129.682317 km from Campbell River
- Energy released
- 951 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 416USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Sep 28, 2026.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 951 tons of TNT, 2 times the energy of 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.
- 7.5 262 km W of Port McNeill, Canada May 26, 1929
- 7.3 288 km S of Prince Rupert, Canada Jun 24, 1970
- 6.9 32 km SW of Vernon, Canada Dec 6, 1918
- 6.8 210 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada Oct 22, 2018
- 6.8 212 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada Dec 17, 1980
- 6.7 189 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada Nov 2, 2004
- 6.7 213 km W of Port McNeill, Canada Apr 6, 1992
- 6.7 250 km W of Tofino, Canada Dec 20, 1976
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.