Earthquakes in Canada

No events have been recorded in Canada in the past 30 days, though the great majority are too small to be felt at the surface. Canada sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the belt of subduction zones responsible for roughly 90% of the world's earthquakes.

14 earthquakes have been recorded in Canada in our catalogue, 0 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 2.2 and the average focal depth 6 km. 2 events reached magnitude 4 or above, but none reached magnitude 5.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Canada in this period was a magnitude 4.2 event near Mayo, Canada on 18 December 2024, at a depth of 21 km. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake radiates roughly 30 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Princeton (6), Burwash Landing (2), Duncan (1), Area H (Manning Park/Tulameen/Siwash) (1), Grand-Remous (1).

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 1 in the magnitude 0 range, 7 in the magnitude 1 range, 4 in the magnitude 2 range, 2 in the magnitude 4 range.

The busiest single day was 27 December 2024, with 3 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.