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Major earthquakes in Canada since 1900 (M6+)

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LargestM7.82012
M7+4
LatestM6.52024-09-15

Per decade

Depth

50 largest

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M7.8 2012-10-282012-10-28 03:0414 km206 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada
M7.5 1929-05-261929-05-26 22:4015 km262 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
M7.3 1970-06-241970-06-24 13:0920 km288 km S of Prince Rupert, Canada
M7.1 1901-01-181901-01-18 04:39–British Columbia-Yukon border, Canada
M6.9 1918-12-061918-12-06 08:4115 km32 km SW of Vernon, Canada
M6.9 1985-12-231985-12-23 05:166 kmNorthwest Territories, Canada
M6.8 1980-12-171980-12-17 16:2110 km212 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.8 2018-10-222018-10-22 06:1610 km210 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.7 1976-12-201976-12-20 20:3310 km250 km W of Tofino, Canada
M6.7 1985-10-051985-10-05 15:2410 kmNorthwest Territories, Canada
M6.7 1992-04-061992-04-06 13:5420 km213 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.7 2004-11-022004-11-02 10:0210 km189 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.7 1938-03-221938-03-22 15:2210 km280 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada
M6.7 1929-09-171929-09-17 19:1715 km235 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.6 1939-07-181939-07-18 03:2615 km252 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.6 2008-01-052008-01-05 11:0115 km267 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.6 2009-11-172009-11-17 15:3017 km254 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada
M6.6 1972-07-231972-07-23 19:1310 km176 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 1960-07-041960-07-04 04:2815 km295 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada
M6.5 1910-11-061910-11-06 20:3015 km212 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 1912-03-111912-03-11 10:1715 km247 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 1940-06-051940-06-05 11:0110 km76 km SSW of Fort McPherson, Canada
M6.5 1956-12-211956-12-21 08:5915 km269 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 2014-04-242014-04-24 03:1010 km107 km WSW of Vernon, Canada
M6.5 2018-10-222018-10-22 05:3910 km223 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 2018-10-222018-10-22 06:2210 km237 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 2024-09-152024-09-15 22:224 km271 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 1956-02-191956-02-19 02:1815 kmHaida Gwaii Region, Canada
M6.5 1906-01-241906-01-24 06:4215 km9 km NNW of Campbell River, Canada
M6.5 1959-08-261959-08-26 10:2715 km243 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.4 1948-12-301948-12-30 23:4915 kmHaida Gwaii Region, Canada
M6.4 1920-03-291920-03-29 05:0715 km46 km NNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.4 1926-11-011926-11-01 01:3915 km216 km W of Tofino, Canada
M6.4 1956-06-281956-06-28 22:5815 km236 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.4 1953-12-041953-12-04 14:5415 km207 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.4 2004-07-192004-07-19 08:0124 km62 km SW of Vernon, Canada
M6.4 2008-01-052008-01-05 11:4410 km251 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.4 2011-09-092011-09-09 19:4122 km66 km SW of Vernon, Canada
M6.4 2024-07-112024-07-11 15:0810 km209 km WSW of Tofino, Canada
M6.4 1934-08-311934-08-31 05:0215 km286 km NNW of Clyde River, Canada
M6.3 1946-07-181946-07-18 06:0710 km238 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.3 1955-03-011955-03-01 04:4310 km253 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada
M6.3 1935-09-241935-09-24 22:1215 km181 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.3 1953-01-111953-01-11 22:5315 km250 km SSE of Fort McPherson, Canada
M6.3 1925-03-011925-03-01 02:1915 km7 km NW of Saint-Pacôme, Canada
M6.3 1940-05-291940-05-29 01:5715 km67 km SSW of Fort McPherson, Canada
M6.3 2012-10-282012-10-28 18:549 km237 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada
M6.3 2019-12-252019-12-25 03:367 km203 km W of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.3 1936-12-211936-12-21 19:0315 km252 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada
M6.3 1946-07-181946-07-18 07:1610 km294 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.