Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Nanaimo
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada · population 90,504. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days4M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year27M2.5+
Since 1900102M4.5+, 16 of them M6+
How often M6+8 yraverage gap between M6+ quakes
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of Nanaimo. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 7.5 The 1946 Vancouver Island, Canada Earthquake Jun 23, 1946
- 6.9 32 km SW of Vernon, Canada Dec 6, 1918
- 6.8 The 2001 Nisqually, Washington Earthquake Feb 28, 2001
- 6.7 1 km ENE of Dash Point, Washington Apr 29, 1965
- 6.7 4 km WNW of Roy, Washington Apr 13, 1949
- 6.5 107 km WSW of Vernon, Canada Apr 24, 2014
- 6.4 9 km NNW of Campbell River, Canada Jan 24, 1906
- 6.4 66 km SW of Vernon, Canada Sep 9, 2011
- 6.4 62 km SW of Vernon, Canada Jul 19, 2004
- 6.3 27 km WSW of Campbell River, Canada Oct 10, 1919
The latest nearby
- 2.5 41 km WSW of Winthrop, Washington Oct 25, 2026
- 3.1 18 km ESE of Forks, Washington Oct 17, 2026
- 2.6 5 km SW of Wilderness Rim, Washington Oct 15, 2026
- 2.7 5 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington Oct 14, 2026
- 4.2 6 km WNW of Wauna, Washington Sep 29, 2026
- 2.9 18 km S of Ucluelet, Canada Sep 15, 2026
- 2.6 2 km ENE of Mount Vernon, Washington Sep 12, 2026
- 2.5 11 km SSW of River Road, Washington Aug 9, 2026
- 4.3 108 km N of Campbell River, Canada Jul 31, 2026
- 3.8 2 km E of Oak Harbor, Washington Jul 2, 2026
- 2.5 11 km E of Carnation, Washington Jun 26, 2026
- 2.8 1 km SSE of Easton, Washington Jun 26, 2026
- 2.9 2 km ESE of Oak Harbor, Washington Jun 8, 2026
- 2.6 7 km ENE of Ferndale, Washington May 29, 2026
- 2.8 4 km W of Wauna, Washington May 27, 2026