Earthquakes in Canada — February 2025

23 earthquakes were recorded in Canada during February 2025, an average of 0.8 per day.

7 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 10 km.

The month's largest event in Canada was a magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Port McNeill, Canada on 25 February 2025 at 05:37 UTC. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake radiates roughly 1,344 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the Canada monthly average of 21 events over the period we cover, and up from the 12 recorded the previous month.

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 2 in the magnitude 0 range, 10 in the magnitude 1 range, 3 in the magnitude 2 range, 1 in the magnitude 3 range, 5 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 13 February, when 3 events were recorded.

4 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M5.3 near Port McNeill, Canada on 25 February at 10 km; M5.2 near Port McNeill, Canada on 25 February at 1 km; M4.8 near Sechelt, Canada on 21 February at 10 km.

That is close to the 21 events Canada averages per month across the 21 months on record.